FX-8100 vs Athlon X2 BE-2300
Aggregate performance score
FX-8100 outperforms Athlon X2 BE-2300 by a whopping 625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3341 | 2005 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | 2.62 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Brisbane (2007−2008) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | October 2007 (18 years ago) | 12 October 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM2 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and FX-8100.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.32 | 2.32 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Athlon X2 BE-2300 has 111.1% lower power consumption.
FX-8100, on the other hand, has a 625% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD FX-8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 in performance tests.
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