AMD FX-6100 vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and Intel Celeron 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
• Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
• 36x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 48x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1316 vs 602
• 15.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3684 vs 238

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

• Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70°C
• Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1316 602
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3684 238

Compare specifications (specs)