Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 1500X is 2008 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-6100 - 226 vs 202 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 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $21.68 vs $142.59
- Up to 83% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.12 vs $0.7 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
226
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
17.142857142857142%
Price, €
€158.27
15%
FPS Winner
Buy for €158.27 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
202
89.38053097345133%
Value, €/FPS
€0.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€24.06
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €24.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD FX-6100 |
---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Zambezi |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |