AMD FX-6100 vs Intel Core i7-6700
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6100 |
None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700 |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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MMX | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4.1 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
SSE4a | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
AES | | | |
AVX | | | |
CLMUL | | | |
CVT16 | | | |
EVP | | | |
FMA4 | | | |
XOP | | | |
Turbo Core | | | |
HT3.1 | | | |
AVX2 | | | |
EIST | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
XD bit | | | |
VT-x | | | |
VT-d | | | |
HTT | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
TSX | | | |
TXT | | | |
FMA3 | | | |
F16C | | | |
BMI1 | | | |
BMI2 | | | |
vPro | | | |
Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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Architecture | AMD Bulldozer | vs | Intel_Skylake |
Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
Codename | Zambezi | vs | Skylake |
Release Date | Oct 2011 | vs | Jul 2015 |
Cores
| AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
Threads | 6 | vs | 8 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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L1 Cache | 288 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 6144 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
Package | uPGA | vs | |
Die Size | 315mm² | vs | unknown |
Process | 32 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-6100 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | 1.425 V | vs | unknown |
TDP | 95 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD FX-6100
2301 points
Intel Core i7-6700
4600 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-6100
9579 points
Intel Core i7-6700
18924 points
Points - higher is better