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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
1318
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4860
3695
Name AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-6100
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

Essentials

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

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

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)