CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD FX-4100
CORE STATE
Zambezi
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 4 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.6 Base / 3.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
95W
ARCHITECTURE
Bulldozer
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
VS
INTEL
Core i7-3960X
CORE STATE
Sandy Bridge-E
CORE SPECS
6 Cores / 12 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.3 Base / 3.9 GHz Turbo
CACHE
15 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
130W
ARCHITECTURE
Sandy Bridge
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
FX-4100
i7-3960X
Core Specs
Cores
4
6
+50.0%
Threads
4
12
+200.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.6
3.3
-8.3%
Boost Clock (GHz)
3.8
3.9
+2.6%
Frequency (GHz)
3.6
3.3
-8.3%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
3.8
3.9
+2.6%
Multiplier
18
33
+83.3%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
192 KB
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
4 MB
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
8 MB (shared)
15 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
95
130
+36.8%
Architecture
Architecture
Bulldozer
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Zambezi
Sandy Bridge-E
Generation
FX
(Zambezi)
Core i7 Extreme
(Sandy Bridge-E)
Process Size
32 nm
32 nm
Transistors
1,200 million
2,270 million
Die Size
315 mm²
435 mm²
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Quad-channel
Memory Bandwidth
29.9 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM3+
Intel Socket 2011
Chipsets
AMD 700 Series, AMD 800 Series, AMD 900 Series
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PCIe
Gen 2
Gen 3, 40 Lanes(CPU only)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
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Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
$115
$990
Part Number
FD4100WMW4KGU
SR0H9SR0KF
Package
µPGA
FC-LGA10
Tj Max
71°C
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