Pentium 4 HT 3.06 vs FX-6100

Primary details

Comparing FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1794	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.31	no data
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)	June 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	315 mm2	146 mm2
Number of transistors	1,200 million	55 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 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	1
Socket	AM3+	478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1, DDR2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6100 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	1
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	110 Watt

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