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AMD FX-8100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
AMD FX-8100
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

What's the best choice AMD FX-8100 or AMD Ryzen 7 3800X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-8100 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

AMD FX-8100 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8100
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    95 W left arrow 105 W

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
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    91 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 39% better clock speed

    3.9 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    29 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    34 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    92 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD FX-8100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8100 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 105 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8100 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Matisse
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000025BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000025MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000025
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD FX-8100

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8100 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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.

161.000000
AMD FX-8100
509.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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.

796.000000
AMD FX-8100
4960.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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.

6159.000000
AMD FX-8100
24570.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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