AMD A10-9700 vs FX-6100

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Combined performance score

FX-6100
2.40
+4.3%

FX-6100 outperforms A10-9700 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-6100 and A10-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16521682
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.993.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date12 October 2011 (12 years old)27 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$90
Current price$43 $112 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-9700 has 27% better value for money than FX-6100.

Technical specs

FX-6100 and A10-9700 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache288 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size315 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 and A10-9700 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6100 and A10-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6100 and A10-9700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6100 and A10-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Endurono data+
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6100 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-6100 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6100 and A10-9700.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 2.40
+4.3%
A10-9700 2.30

FX-6100 outperforms A10-9700 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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 3679
+4%
A10-9700 3537

FX-6100 outperforms A10-9700 by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-6100 381
A10-9700 644
+69%

A10-9700 outperforms FX-6100 by 69% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-6100 1224
A10-9700 1570
+28.3%

A10-9700 outperforms FX-6100 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.40 2.30
Recency 12 October 2011 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between FX-6100 and A10-9700. The differences in performance seem too small.


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