FX 6100 6-Core Processor, 3.3 6 Socket AM3+ - FD6100WMGUSBX

There have been some very mixed professional reviews of the AMD FX processors, and I would agree at the initial release price FX was not as appealing as it might be. However the price has fallen quite a bit since lauch, mix in quite a good AMD cashback offer and you are asking yourself one simple question.I'm looking for a CPU that has a good performance and is well priced. Welcome to the FX6100 from AMD ;-)You could of course buy an Intel i-3 CPU, but you want something that won't "run and hide" when things get a bit more demanding.I upgraded from an AMD quad core Phenom II 840 CPU and it's been well worthwhile a very easy update for 2/3/4 core AMD users except owners of the x6 Phenom II where the performance is similar to the lower x6 processors. But you now pay a lot less for the CPU so it evens things out.With video work there is a very strong performance really outstanding and a notable step up from the x4 processor. Photo/Video work this is a super choice for good performance, also speedy for software such as Winrar, 7zipIt might not have been a super appealing £150 CPU, but at it's current price it's an outstanding bargain.May not score great on Itunes and some other benchmarks, but then with 6 cores/threads some of the review software simply won't run that well for this CPU. But I bet if I-tunes ran on more than a few threads this would score superbly. Let's put the blame on the software makers who should ensure they cater for multi threading properly.My own tests showed it scored 5800 odd on passmark (going well above 6000 with a small bump to 3.5GHz) v 4000 from the old 840 CPU, and it shaved a good 6 minutes off of a video conversion (27mins v just over 20mins with the 6100) I even managed to undervolt it and overclock it! (hint a good choice for quiet pc enthusiasts too) Runs even cooler than the 840 and is unquestionably quicker.Pros:Runs very coolSuper bang per buckVery good performance for multi threaded applicationsUnlockedCons:Performance mixed in low threaded applications, but still decent (ie it's in the heavy thread ones where you need the performance most)Easy 5 star for this simply cannot find fault at this price. A much better choice for heavy lifting v an i-3 processor (and cheaper too!)

This is a very good cpu for the price, I bought this a few weeks ago now and i am very impressed with it, along with 8 gig of corsair vengeance 1600mhz, Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X mobo, Asus HD 6770 gfx and a ssd drive.It does anything i want quick, and just about the only thing i have to test the cpu on apart from games is convertxtodvd, my last cpu was a dual core and it would typically encode films @ 120 fps and with this around 360 fps.I went with this offering even after read bad reviews about it, and wasn't prepared to pay an extra £100 more for an I5 by intel, when i wouldn't of noticed the difference imo under real conditions (ie sisandra software etc).I would recommend this CPU to anyone, and one other reviewer says some games won't run, giving you BSOD i have tried those games he mentioned and they run well on it.Overclocking is nice too and i just tried the stock cooler 1st after reading another review saying he used it and even overclocking the temps reach 52 degrees C, so not so bad :)Go on what are you waiting for? pop it in your basket!

I ordered this AMD 6 core CPU as it was at an exceptionally special offer low price.AMD also had a £15 cash back which was credited directly into my bank account, so I got an unbelievably great deal.The CPU arrived on time, well packed, including a decent heatsink and fan with Thermal Paste already applied to the heatsink. So take care when you are fitting the heatsink on to the CPU.The heatsink fan is so easy to clip onto the CPU with a lever compared to the previous AMD CPU fans where I have had to use a screw driver to press the clip into place on the motherboard.I also bought from Amazon, the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard (Socket AM3+, Up to 16GB DDR3, USB 3.0, uATX).The system I built is running Windows 2008 R2, 16GB RAM, on the ASUS board, AMD 6 core CPU, everything is running very smoothly.Right now I'm preparing the system with W2008 R2 HyperV and put as many virtual machines as I can on it including the new Windows 2012 Server, Windows 8 along with the now "ancient" W2003, Windows 7 and setup a virtual Active Directory Forest and Exchange 2010 - 2007 - 2003 Organization.So far so good, keeping my fingers crossed !!