AMD FX-8100 - CPU Specs

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD FX-8000
Family
AMD FX
Generation
2
Name
AMD FX-8100
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
8
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
3.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
—
PCIe version
—

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Vishera (Bulldozer)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2011
Socket
AM3+
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
AMD-V

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

521 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

400 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

715 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

434 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

634 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

402 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

596 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD FX-8100 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

161

AMD FX-8100

168

AMD Phenom II X4 945

165

Intel Celeron N4120

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

796

AMD FX-8100

804

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

804

AMD Athlon 220GE

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

1640

AMD FX-8100

1672

AMD Phenom II X2 550

1662

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

8075

AMD FX-8100

8116

Intel Core i3-4340

8105

Intel Core i5-7360U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.9

AMD FX-8100

0.91

AMD A4-5300

0.91

AMD A8-3870K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.7

AMD FX-8100

4.81

Intel Core i3-6100

4.75

Intel Pentium G4600

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

6159

AMD FX-8100

6244

Intel Core i5-4690T

6180

AMD FX-6200

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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