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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K 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 Core i7-4790K is 932 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $21.68 vs $100.15
- Up to 74% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790K - $0.12 vs $0.47 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 16% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-6100 - 235 vs 202 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD FX-6100 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
202
85.95744680851064%
Value, €/FPS
€0.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€24.06
100%
Value Winner
for AMD CPU FX Series FX-6100 Six Core CPU 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ Processor
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
235
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
25.53191489361702%
Price, €
€111.17
21%
FPS Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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