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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the cheaper FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 2008 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$98.43 vs CA$302.62
- Up to 63% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.49 vs CA$1.33 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-6100 - 227 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
202
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$98.43
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 FX6100 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD6100WMW6KGU FD6100WMGUSBX
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Updated 180 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
227
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.33/FPS
36%
Price, CA$
CA$302.62
32%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
Buy for CA$302.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 181 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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