AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 (in 3 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 83.89

Overall Rank:
2325th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
2697th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
665th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $44.04 USD (2023-05-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3694

Single Thread Rating

1317

Samples: 3402*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,606
Thread: 1,220

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Integer Math	13,361 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,679 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,143 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,151 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,320 KBytes/Sec
Physics	367 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,840 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,317 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,336
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,196
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,694

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		112.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		83.89
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA
Intel Core i9-12900K		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		1,317

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2511492 - Mar 27 2025		4003
BL2506136 - Mar 25 2025		4042
BL2503662 - Mar 24 2025		3802
BL2500464 - Mar 22 2025		3416
BL2500236 - Mar 22 2025		3632

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,694
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,909 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,656 (-1.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,240 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,323 (-10.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,982 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,685 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,404 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,019 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,339 (-36.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,345 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,295 (+16.3%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,219 (+14.2%)

Is the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,364
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		680

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