AMD is trapped with its own bullshat. If you compare a FX-6100 (6-core @ 3.3 GHz according to AMD marketing terminology) with a 1100T (6-core @ 3.3 GHz), the 1100T will, or course, be faster. Why ? Because the FX-6100 is a 3-core CPU w/ CMT and ľarch tweaking. It just can't compete with a real 6-core CPU, even with an old arch. You can translate the case to Intel to understand how stupid it is. If you compare a Core i5 750 (4-cores, 4-threads, 2.66 GHz, 1st gen arch) with a Core i3 2120T (2-cores SMT, 4 threads, so "4-cores" by AMD terminology, 2.60 GHz, 2nd gen arch), the i5 750 will, of course, be much more faster in SMT environment, despite the presence of 4 threads in both case.