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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
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Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Compare complete builds side by side.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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About This Product
The AMD FX-4100 is a quad-core desktop CPU from the Zambezi microarchitecture, released in 2011. With a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost of 3.8 GHz, it offers basic multi-core performance for everyday tasks. Its AM3+ socket and 95W TDP indicate it was designed for mainstream desktop systems of its era. Compared to contemporary Intel i3 processors, it generally lagged in single-threaded performance but offered competitive multi-threaded capabilities for its price point.
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Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
42 FPS
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