Turion II Neo K685 vs FX-6100

Primary details

Comparing FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1701	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.99	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Turion II Neo
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Geneva (2010)
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	15 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Current price	$39	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	3200 MHz
L1 cache	288 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	integrated DDR3 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
VirusProtect	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6100 and Turion II Neo K685.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 October 2011	15 December 2010
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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