CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD FX-8100
CORE STATE
Zambezi
CORE SPECS
8 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.8 Base / 3.7 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-8100
i7-3960X
Core Specs
Cores
8
6
-25.0%
Threads
8
12
+50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.8
3.3
+17.9%
Boost Clock (GHz)
3.7
3.9
+5.4%
Frequency (GHz)
2.8
3.3
+17.9%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
3.7
3.9
+5.4%
Multiplier
14
33
+135.7%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
384 KB
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
8 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 mmยฒ
435 mmยฒ
Foundry
โ
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Quad-channel
Memory Bandwidth
โ
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM3+
Intel Socket 2011
PCIe
Gen 2
Gen 3, 40 Lanes(CPU only)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
โ
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
โ
$990
Part Number
FD8100WMW8KGU
SR0H9SR0KF
Package
ยตPGA
FC-LGA10