Intel Core i7-5775R vs AMD FX-6100

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-5775R CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-6100
Intel Core i7-5775R AMD FX-6100

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-5775R or AMD FX-6100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-5775R has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5775R was released in Q2/2015.

The AMD FX-6100 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-6100 was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family AMD FX (30)
Intel Core i 5000 (7) CPU group AMD FX-6100/6200 (3)
5 Generation 1
Broadwell S Architecture Zambezi (Bulldozer)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5775R has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5775R is 3.30 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD FX-6100 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-6100 is at 3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i7-5775R Characteristic AMD FX-6100
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-5775R Characteristic AMD FX-6100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-5775R or AMD FX-6100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-5775R can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD FX-6100 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-5775R Characteristic AMD FX-6100
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-5775R is 65 W, while the AMD FX-6100 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-5775R Characteristic AMD FX-6100
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5775R is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-6100 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-5775R Characteristic AMD FX-6100
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1364 Socket AM3+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1012 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
471 (47%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4002 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1713 (43%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7780 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
5418 (70%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
154 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
73 (47%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
774 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
345 (45%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
71 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
304 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4688 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1261 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4399 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz
883 (100%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
853 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-5775R AMD FX-6100
Apple iMac Retina 4K 21.5 Unknown

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