Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 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 FX-8300 is 377 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 72% cheaper than FX-8300 - $29.65 vs $106.06
- Up to 72% better value when playing Stray than FX-8300 - $0.17 vs $0.6 per FPS
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than FX-6100 - 176 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 8 vs 6 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
175
99.43181818181817%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.65
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $29.65 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1957 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
28.33333333333334%
Price, $
$106.06
27%
FPS Winner
Buy for $106.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1958 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-6100 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
FX | Collection | FX |
Zambezi | Codename | Vishera |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |