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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1055 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 5% better in Halo Infinite than FX-6100 - 159 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $29.65 vs $298.95
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Halo Infinite
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Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD FX-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Haswell E | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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