i3-2397M vs FX-6100

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1796not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.31no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache288 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors1,200 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

FX-6100 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i3-2397M, on the other hand, has 458.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-6100 and Core i3-2397M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6100 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2397M is a notebook one.


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