AMD FX-8140 vs AMD FX-6100
Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-6100 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-8140
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4860 vs 3695
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2012 vs October 2011 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 6 |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 288 KB |
L2 cache | 8192 KB vs 6 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4860 vs 3695 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100
- Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1318 vs 1273
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1318 vs 1273 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD FX-8140
CPU 2: AMD FX-6100
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD FX-8140 | AMD FX-6100 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1273 | 1318 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4860 | 3695 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 466 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1702 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.171 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 15.905 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.327 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.606 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.915 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD FX-8140 | AMD FX-6100 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zambezi | Zambezi |
Launch date | October 2012 | October 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 1875 | 2857 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD FX-Series Processors | |
OPN PIB | FD6100WMGUSBX | |
OPN Tray | FD6100WMW6KGU | |
Price now | $299 | |
Series | AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.30 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 315 mm | 315 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 288 KB |
L2 cache | 8192 KB | 6 MB |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 8 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm SOI |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
Transistor count | 1200 million | 1200 million |
Unlocked | ||
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | |
Maximum core temperature | 70°C | |
Number of threads | 6 | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | AM3+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |