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FX-6100 vs Core i5-12600K

FX-6100 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3676 days newer than FX-6100.

Advantages of FX-6100

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 34% better in Alan Wake 2 than FX-6100 - 130 vs 97 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

97

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

130

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

381

16%

Multi-Core

1224

10%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD FX-6100 Logo

FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i5
ZambeziCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
6Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.5xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using FX-6100 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

FX-6100 and Core i5-12600K Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

AMD FX-6100 Logo
FX-6100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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