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2 Cores, @3.06 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Bulldozer.
Release date: Q4 2011.

Effective Speed 
+30%
Real World Speed
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4,159 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 46% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 46%
SPEED RANK: 1104th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
32,471 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 783rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		39.6 % 51.4 % Faster effective speed.
+30%
Average Score 
+53%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66 Pts 76.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		41.4 Pts 55.7 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+35%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		78.2 Pts 99.2 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+27%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		79.2 Pts 153 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+93%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		80.6 Pts 158 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+96%
Overclocked Score 
+54%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		76.5 Pts 84.7 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		48.9 Pts 66.5 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		97.1 Pts 124 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+28%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		97.1 Pts 191 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+97%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		96.9 Pts 192 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+98%
Value & Sentiment 
�%
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		43.9 % 66.3 % Much better value.
+51%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$191 $110 Much cheaper.
+42%
Nice To Haves 
+60%
Age
Newest 		128+ Months More recent.
+18% 		156 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		97 Pts 195 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+101%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		80.6 Pts 159 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+97%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 39.6%
Average Bench 51.4%

The CPU I used in 2019, it is pretty good. It can also run Windows 11 with some tweaks. I have seen people installing macOS Monterey on it. [Jul '23 AAVVIronAlex]

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The AMD FX-4100 is an inexpensive entry level quad-core processor. It was released in Q4 of 2011 and at the time was AMD’s budget chip on its latest Bulldozer architecture. Its base clock speed of 3.6 GHz boosts to 3.8 GHz in turbo mode and with appropriate cooling can be over-clocked to speeds of 4.9 GHz. Even though these numbers appear impressive, the real world effective speed only averages 59. This should be fine for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. It’s the FX-4100’s single-core performance which lets it down when compared to similarly priced Intel processors such as the Core i3-3225. Since the majority of daily computing relies single core performance typical desktop users will find better value elsewhere. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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