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AMD FX 6100
CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 6100 based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Core i5 4400E vs AMD FX 6100 |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.91 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 32.41 $/year |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 7.03 pt/$ |
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
7.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.91 $/year | vs | 48.09 $/year | 5.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 32.41 $/year | vs | 136.66 $/year | 4.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Oct, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1.33 MB/core | Around 15% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 7.03 pt/$ | vs | 0.36 pt/$ | More than 19.2x better performance per dollar | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | Around 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
More cores | 6 | vs | 2 | Three times as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.4 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,184 | vs | 476 | Around 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Better PassMark score | 5,409 | vs | 1,271 | More than 4.2x better PassMark score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.72 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
More threads | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more threads | |||
Better performance per watt | 3.75 pt/W | vs | 2.61 pt/W | Around 45% better performance per watt |
summary | Core i5 4400E | vs | FX 6100 |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Hexa core | |
Socket type | |||
BGA 1364 | |||
AM3+ | |||
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 37W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 8.91 $/year | 48.09 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 32.41 $/year | 136.66 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.61 pt/W | 3.75 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 30.06W | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | HyperTransport 3.1 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,200 MT/s |
details | Core i5 4400E | vs | FX 6100 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 6 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 6 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | 4.72 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | HD 4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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