AMD FX-6100: specs and benchmarks

Price now 84$

Games supported 76%

Year of release 2011

Performance 3.56

Summary

AMD started AMD FX-6100 sales 12 October 2011. This is Zambezi architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 6 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

3.56%

of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX.

FX 6100

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

General info

Of FX-6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	1415
Value for money	2.99
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	12 October 2011 (10 years ago)
Price now	$84	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Value for money

To get the index we compare the characteristics of the processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
L1 cache	288 KB	of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401)
L2 cache	6 MB	of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	32 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
Die size	315 mm²
Number of transistors	1,200 million	of 57000 (Apple M1 Max)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	+

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	AM3+
Thermal design power (TDP)	95 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by FX-6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by FX-6100's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of FX-6100. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-6100 3.56

Passmark
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
3DMark Fire Strike Physics

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-6100 3685