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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 3312 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of FX-6100
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$86.16 vs CA$377.00
- Up to 73% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$0.34 vs CA$1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Apex Legends than FX-6100 - 300 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 24 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
254
85%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$86.16
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 FX6100 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD6100WMW6KGU FD6100WMGUSBX
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
300
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.26/FPS
27%
Price, CA$
CA$377
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Updated 7773 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-6100 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-6100 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
243 FPS
CA$22.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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152 FPS
CA$16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
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241 FPS
CA$16.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999
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