Key Differences
In short — Core i7-980X outperforms FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-980X is 575 days older than FX-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than FX-6100 - 135 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 95 vs 130 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | AMD FX-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
