AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3
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What Buyers Say
AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3
The AMD FX-6200 is generally praised for its strong multi-core performance and excellent value for money, especially for budget-conscious users. Reviewers highlight significant speed improvements in rendering and multitasking compared to older processors, though some note the stock cooler can be noisy under load and occasional quality control issues like bent pins or wrong CPUs in the box. While not matching top-tier Intel chips in gaming, it offers a compelling price-to-performance ratio for most tasks.
Pros
- Strong multi-core performance
- Excellent value for money
- Great rendering speed improvement
- Unlocked multiplier for easy overclocking
- Good multitasking capability
Cons
- Stock cooler loud under load
- Quality control issues (bent pins, wrong CPU)
- Gaming performance behind Intel i5/i7
- Stock cooler noisy
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Scores
Specifications
| AMD FX-Series FX-6200 | MICRO CENTER 265KFPRO890WIFI | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | AMD | — |
| Series | FX-Series | — |
| Model | FX-6200 | — |
| Codename | M3 Pro | — |
| Class | desktop | — |
| Process | 3★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 6★ | — |
| P-cores | 6★ | — |
| E-cores | 6★ | — |
| Threads | 6★ | — |
| Base Clock | No data | |
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 24★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | ||
| PassMark Single | ||
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | AM3 | — |
| TDP | 125★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3
- Strong feature (75th percentile)
- Strong social proof (70th percentile)
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average affordability (28th percentile)
- Below average single thread (28th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (34th percentile)
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- Strong single thread (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong multi thread (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average affordability (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average feature (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3
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No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 59 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 2 of 18 specs.