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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 3676 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £35.24 vs £399.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-12900K - £0.25 vs £2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-6100 - 184 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 CPU Used 6-Core 6-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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