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AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX

  • 32 nm Zambezi 95W
  • 8MB L3 Cache
  • 6MB L2 Cache
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Unlock and load. Blow away the competition with the unrestrained power of an AMD FX processor. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the 32nm 6-core desktop processor. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive and AMD Catalyst Control Center software suites*. But the best part of all? You’ll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You’ll be asking yourself “what competition?” in no time.

Combine an AMD FX CPU with an AMD 9-series chipset motherboard and AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics cards to create the AMD “Scorpius” platform. Get lost in the action with ultra-responsive gameplay and insanely lifelike HD powered by VISION FX Technology from AMD. Overtake your rivals with the raw power and superior performance of an unlocked CPU*. Immerse yourself in an accelerated HD experience with AMD Radeon GPU and Microsoft DirectX 11 capable graphics. *Note: AMD’s product warranty does not cover damage caused by overclocking (even when overclocking is enabled via AMD Overdrive software).

  • newegg Unlocked AMD FX 6-Core Processor The native 6-core desktop processor delivers unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with all-new “Bulldozer” architecture. New 32 nanometer die shrink was designed to reduce leakage for improved efficiency, increased clock rate headroom and better thermals. Accomplish breathtaking 3D modeling and HD video editing. Chat, watch movies, play games and more with maximum multitasking.
  • newegg AMD Turbo CORE Technology The AMD FX Processors come equipped with AMD Turbo CORE Technology, a performance boosting technology that helps increase performance on the applications that need it the most.
  • newegg New Instruction Capabilities – AVX, FMA4 and XOP, AES Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) increase parallelism tailored for scientific and 3D applications that use heavy floating point calculations. Floating Point Vector Multiply-Accumulate improves throughput and performance on many vector functions (integer and floating point). Advanced Encryption Standard noticeably increases performance on the latest encryption applications like TrueCrypt and benchmarks like PCMark.
  • newegg AMD HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport Technology (HT or HTT) is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link which helps reduce the number of buses in a system thus reducing system bottlenecks and enabling today's faster microprocessors to use system memory more efficiently in high-end multiprocessor systems. With HTT, the AMD FX-6100 enjoys up to 37GB/s total delivered processor-to-system bandwidth (HyperTransport bus + memory bus).
  • newegg Integrated DRAM Controller with AMD Memory Optimizer Technology The AMD FX Processor features a high-bandwidth, low-latency integrated memory controller that supports up to DDR3-1866 and new low voltage memories of 1.35V and 1.2V and provides new Pre-Fetcher improvements and direct communications to each core in Dual-Core module (APIC registers in each core).
  • newegg AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology with IOMMU Silicon feature-set enhancements designed to improve the performance, reliability, and security of existing and future virtualization environments by allowing virtualized applications with direct and rapid access to their allocated memory. IOMMU is an extension to AMD64 architecture to support address translation and access protection on DMA transfers. AMD-V with IOMMU helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently enabling a better experience when dealing with virtual systems.

Learn more about FX-6100

Model

Brand
AMD
Series
FX-Series
Model
FD6100WMGUSBX

CPU Socket Type

CPU Socket Type
Socket AM3+

Tech Spec

Core
Zambezi
Multi-Core
Six-Core
Name
FX-6100
Operating Frequency
3.3GHz
L2 Cache
6MB
L3 Cache
8MB
Manufacturing Tech
32 nm
64 bit Support
Yes
Hyper-Transport Support
Yes
Virtualization Technology Support
Yes
Thermal Design Power
95W
Cooling Device
Heatsink and Fan included

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years


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  • dds
  • 5/23/2013 8:05:57 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsNo problems

Pros: Fast. Good fan and heatsink included.

Cons: The 'paste' that comes with it is still that kinda terrible 'pad' type.

Something better will drop your temps a few degrees.

Other Thoughts: win7 64 ultimate. no problems found yet.

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  • Ovidio
  • 5/22/2013 8:33:01 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat CPU

Pros: This is a powerful little CPU. I have this CPU and a HD Radeon 6670 installed and so far it can play all my games on high settings with 1920x1080 resolution

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I used this CPU in the first computer I ever built. So far I have not dared to overclock yet, but I will maybe try that one day. For now I'm happy with it.

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  • Nz3777
  • 5/21/2013 7:25:02 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

5 out of 5 eggsthe fx that could!

Pros: Few words , oc to 4.3 and its running 2 radeon 6970s & getting 120/150 fps in majority of games! Battlefield 3 included!..1920x1080 resolution. What else do u want it to do for u?

Cons: Dosent like to go over 4.3 ghz on air but like i said its giving me nothing but pleasure in games,media,browsing.

Other Thoughts: I bought mine before vishsra hit the market close to a year now i can play whatever i want maxed out on eyefinity! ... Its a great little cpu i dont have anything bad i can say about it! ... Ull love it if your gaming! But 6300 makes more sence at this stage.

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  • canetrane
  • 5/19/2013 11:01:58 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsgreat

Pros: I've had this processor for a year and it still works great. I have it Oc'd to 4.5ghz and cooled by a H100i in a Cooler Master HAF 932. My highest temps were 110-115 degrees F. depending on room temp.

Cons: it's not a FX-8350....lol

Other Thoughts: doesn't give me any problems no matter what I'm doing

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  • 5/19/2013 10:01:02 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year

5 out of 5 eggsGreat CPU

Pros: Love this cpu, it's a great buy and you get a lot for what you pay for. I run games ranging from civ 5 to far cry 3 on high settings with no problems whatsoever.

Cons: Not enough software utilizes 6 cores!

Other Thoughts: Why spent twice the price of this on an intel when this will do everything and then some?

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  • Nz3777
  • 5/17/2013 6:30:54 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year

5 out of 5 eggsfx 4 the win

Pros: Running mine with 2 radeon 6970s in crossfire! What bottleneck?...overclocked to 4.3 ghz on $30 air cooler 85 fps battlefield 3 everything in ultra!

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: Great buy,will try fx 6300 next

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  • 5/17/2013 1:28:52 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Oc'd to 4.1Ghz, have a coolmaster dual fan cooler on it, idles @ 20C

Cons: Its not an I-7, but I'm not an Intel fan

Other Thoughts: I love this chip. For the price and when I bought it, it was what the FX-6300 is now. I'm very happy with it

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  • N/A
  • 5/15/2013 3:52:31 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Great processor for the price. Overall pretty fast.

Cons: No cons so far.

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  • Gilgatopian
  • 5/11/2013 10:23:10 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsoh ya

Pros: its cheap and has six cores. easy to overclock. great for multitasking. plus has enouh processing power to not bottleneck the gpu for video games.

Cons: n/a

Other Thoughts: dont compare to an i 7 because an i 7 costs 3 times as much. i put this in my gaming rig and haven't had a problem yet.

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  • Dilly dobbs
  • 5/10/2013 11:40:12 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsWorks great for a Blender machine

Pros: The multiple cores help with the texture baking process and its a great improvement form the core 2 that we were working with. The stock cooler does the job and its very quiet.

Cons: none that i can think of.

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