Intel Core i5-2320 vs AMD FX-6100

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Combined performance score

FX-6100
2.40
+0.8%

FX-6100 outperforms Core i5-2320 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16521656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.990.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date12 October 2011 (12 years old)4 September 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160
Current price$43 $174 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-6100 has 687% better value for money than i5-2320.

Technical specs

FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 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 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache288 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 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+LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6100 and Core i5-2320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6100 and Core i5-2320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6100 and Core i5-2320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6100 and Core i5-2320.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+0.8%
i5-2320 2.38

FX-6100 outperforms Core i5-2320 by 1% 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
+0.7%
i5-2320 3655

FX-6100 outperforms Core i5-2320 by 1% 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
i5-2320 537
+40.9%

Core i5-2320 outperforms FX-6100 by 41% 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
i5-2320 1546
+26.3%

Core i5-2320 outperforms FX-6100 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

FX-6100 4270
−423%
i5-2320 -1320

FX-6100 outperforms Core i5-2320 by -423% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.40 2.38
Recency 12 October 2011 4 September 2011
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4

We couldn't decide between FX-6100 and Core i5-2320. The differences in performance seem too small.


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