AMD FX-6100 vs AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
• Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1316 vs 1299
• Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3684 vs 2353
• Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 435
• Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1702 vs 1359
• Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.171 vs 4.563
• Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.905 vs 13.634
• Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.327 vs 0.224
• Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.606 vs 0.457

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

• Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 70°C
• Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.98 vs 4.915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1316 1299
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3684 2353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	466 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1702 1359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.171 4.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	15.905 13.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.327 0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.606 0.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.915 4.98

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