AMD FX-6100 vs Intel Pentium G860

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and Intel Pentium G860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, 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).

AMD FX-6100

Intel Pentium G860

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69.1°C
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3688 vs 1448
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1702 vs 947
9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.171 vs 0.683
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.327 vs 0.163
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.915 vs 2.336

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3688 vs 1448
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1702 vs 947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.171 vs 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.327 vs 0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.915 vs 2.336

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 1316
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 466
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.937 vs 15.905

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 1316
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524 vs 466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937 vs 15.905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3688

1448

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

947

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.171

0.683

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.905

21.937

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.327

0.163

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.915

2.336

Name	AMD FX-6100	Intel Pentium G860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	3688	1448
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1702	947
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.171	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.905	21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.327	0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.915	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6100	Intel Pentium G860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	15 September 2011
OPN PIB	FD6100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray	FD6100WMW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2846	2847
Price now	$299	$29.99
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	5.30	26.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Processor Number		G860
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	315 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Transistor count	1200 million	504 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)