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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 is 2381 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$98.43 vs CA$142.72
- Up to 24% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.51 vs CA$0.67 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-6100 - 214 vs 194 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 12 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
194
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$98.43
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 FX6100 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD6100WMW6KGU FD6100WMGUSBX
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
214
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.67/FPS
76%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
68%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.4 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Updated 191 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6100 or Ryzen 5 2600
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
33 FPS
CA$101.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
CA$59.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,798.59
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