AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs AMD FX-6100
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 2300U |
| 80 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6100. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6100 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AES | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Oct 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 6 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 6144 KB |
| L3 Cache | 1024 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD FX-6100 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3400 MHz | vs | 3900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
3740 points
AMD FX-6100
2301 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
8800 points
AMD FX-6100
9579 points
Points - higher is better