AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3

AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3

AMD
37 Overall Score
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59 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

AMD FX-Series FX-6200 6-core AM3

85 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews

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
👍 Performance multi core 6
👍 Value for money 5
👎 Cooler noise 4
🤔 Gaming performance 3
👎 Quality control 2
👍 Overclocking 2

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Scores

Productivity
AMD
36
MICRO CENTER
69
Efficiency
AMD
28
MICRO CENTER
58
Gaming
AMD
32
MICRO CENTER
58
Budget
AMD
36
MICRO CENTER
57
Ai Llm
AMD
33
MICRO CENTER
52
Server
AMD
25
MICRO CENTER
48

Specifications

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Processor
BrandAMD—
SeriesFX-Series—
ModelFX-6200—
CodenameM3 Pro—
Classdesktop—
Process3★—
Cores & Clocks
Cores6★—
P-cores6★—
E-cores6★—
Threads6★—
Base Clock
3,800
No data
Boost Clock
3,800
No data
Cache
L2 Cache24★—
Performance
PassMark Multi
4,069
58,427
PassMark Single
1,352
4,923
Platform & Power
SocketAM3—
TDP125★—
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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Verdict

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Scores 59 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 2 of 18 specs.

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