AMD FX-8310 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD FX-8100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD FX-8310

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1391 vs 1151
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5045 vs 4055
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 1999
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 7176

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1391 vs 1151
PassMark - CPU mark	5045 vs 4055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352 vs 1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788 vs 7176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1391

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5045

4055

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2352

1999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8788

7176

Name	AMD FX-8310	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1391	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	5045	4055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352	1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788	7176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.36

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8310	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray	FD8310WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1345	1339
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Launch date		October 2011
Price now		$142
Value for money (0-100)		12.48
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)