Pentium P6100 vs FX-4300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4300
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.88
+236%
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56

FX-4300 outperforms Pentium P6100 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19732827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.33no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.871.51
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$12

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 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+PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-4300 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Pentium P6100.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
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-4300 1.88
+236%
Pentium P6100 0.56

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.

FX-4300 2982
+238%
Pentium P6100 882

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.

FX-4300 454
+66.3%
Pentium P6100 273

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.

FX-4300 1104
+144%
Pentium P6100 452

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 0.56
Recency 23 October 2012 26 September 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-4300 has a 235.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium P6100, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The FX-4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6100 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Pentium P6100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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