AMD FX-6200 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6200 and AMD Athlon II X4 651 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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-6200

AMD Athlon II X4 651

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1404 vs 1271
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4092 vs 2443
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 396
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1934 vs 1335
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.114 vs 3.042

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs November 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1404 vs 1271
PassMark - CPU mark	4092 vs 2443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1934 vs 1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.114 vs 3.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.69 vs 3.445

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.69 vs 3.445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

1271

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4092

2443

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

513

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

1335

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.114

3.042

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.445

3.69

Name	AMD FX-6200	AMD Athlon II X4 651
PassMark - Single thread mark	1404	1271
PassMark - CPU mark	4092	2443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1934	1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.114	3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.445	3.69

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6200	AMD Athlon II X4 651
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Llano
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	November 2011
OPN PIB	FD6200FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD6200FRW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2712	2713
Price now	$339.95	$178.04
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	5.31	5.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)