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 i7-980
CORE STATE
Gulftown
CORE SPECS
6 Cores / 12 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.33 Base / 3.6 GHz Turbo
CACHE
12 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
130W
ARCHITECTURE
Westmere
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
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
FX-8100
i7-980
Core Specs
Cores
8
6
-25.0%
Threads
8
12
+50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.8
3.33
+18.9%
Boost Clock (GHz)
3.7
3.6
-2.7%
Frequency (GHz)
2.8
3.33
+18.9%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
3.7
3.6
-2.7%
Multiplier
14
25
+78.6%
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)
12 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
95
130
+36.8%
Architecture
Architecture
Bulldozer
Westmere
Codename
Zambezi
Gulftown
Generation
FX
(Zambezi)
Core i7
(Gulftown)
Process Size
32 nm
32 nm
Transistors
1,200 million
1,170 million
Die Size
315 mm²
239 mm²
Foundry
—
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Triple-channel
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM3+
Intel Socket 1366
PCIe
Gen 2
Gen 2
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
—
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Part Number
FD8100WMW8KGU
SLBYU
Package
µPGA
FC-LGA10