AMD FX-4100 vs Core i5-760

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The AMD FX-4100 and the Core i5-760 are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The AMD FX-4100 has 4 cores and 4 threads, and the Core i5-760 has 4 cores and 4 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 3.8 GHz and 3.33 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The AMD FX-4100 uses the AM3+ socket and the Core i5-760 uses LGA1156, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 95 W for the first and 95 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

At launch the AMD FX-4100 cost $112 and the Core i5-760 $205, which gives 9.8 and 5.4 points of gaming performance per $100. Today's prices will differ.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the AMD FX-4100 can feed a card up to the GeForce GTX 1650 Super before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-760 reaches the GeForce GTX 1650 Super. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the AMD FX-4100 if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i5-760 if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.