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AMD FX-6100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
AMD FX-6100
AMD FX-6100
Released
2020-07-21
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

What's the best choice AMD FX-6100 or AMD Ryzen 5 4600G? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-6100 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-07-21.

Differences

AMD FX-6100 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6100
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    904 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    651 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    995 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    812 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    663 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    446 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    611 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    431 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    634 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    152 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    141 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    222 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6100/6200 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 4000 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
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 7
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 448
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD FX-6100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 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 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 45-65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow 2020-07-21
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Renoir
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000147BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000147
  • 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 system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3220.694897 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B450-PLUS
Duration: 310.492 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-6100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G.

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 R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

73.000000
AMD FX-6100
195.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

345.000000
AMD FX-6100
1524.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

471.000000
AMD FX-6100
1206.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1713.000000
AMD FX-6100
5877.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
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.

5418.000000
AMD FX-6100
15726.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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