AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridge AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Bulldozer CPU benchmarking for Phoronix.com on a remote system for a future article. Thanks to Daniel Newkirk for the SSH access to this AMD Bulldozer system due to lack of AMD FX CPUs at Phoronix. Comparison against AMD Llano Fusion A8-3850 and Intel Sandy Bridge processors. AMD FX-4100: Processor: AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 EVO, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB SSD G2 64 + 2000GB SAMSUNG HD204UI + 1000GB Western Digital WD1001FALS-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-11-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: NVIDIA 1.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: xfs AMD A8-3850: Processor: AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Chipset: AMD Device 1705, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Marvell Yukon Optima 88E8059 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i3 2120: Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 2400S: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 2500K: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100: Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BIOSTAR N68S3+, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP61, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WDC WD800JD-00LS + 80GB Seagate ST3808110AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB (775/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: Acer S202HL, Network: Realtek RTL-8169 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.89.4 Catalyst 11.3, OpenGL: 4.1.11079, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 106.75 |========================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 103.60 |======================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 110.69 |========================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 70.11 |================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 53.39 |============= Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 114.31 |=========================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 211 |============================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 216 |============================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 213 |============================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 187 |========================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 144 |==================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 201 |============================ POV-Ray 3.6.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 913 |======================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 1161 |============================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 783 |==================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 784 |==================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 701 |================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 1137 |============================ TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 293780 |=============== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 247942 |============= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 471638 |======================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 471073 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 528780 |=========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 254330 |============= GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 123 |======================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 115 |====================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 126 |======================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 131 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 159 |============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 117 |====================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 87 |============================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 71 |======================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 82 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 76 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 94 |=============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 63 |===================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 44 |=========================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 44 |=========================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 43 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 39 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 50 |=============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 43 |=========================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 92 |====================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 98 |======================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 103 |========================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 101 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 125 |============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 97 |======================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 44 |============================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 47 |=============================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 43 |============================ Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 37 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 47 |=============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 47 |=============================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 3523667 |==================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 2645333 |=============== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 4177000 |======================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 4101333 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 4668667 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 2544667 |============== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 14082 |============================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 13466 |=========================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 12733 |========================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 12697 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 14191 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 13546 |=========================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 866 |============================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 852 |============================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 797 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 794 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 890 |============================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 843 |============================ OpenSSL 1.0.0a RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 63.65 |===================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 52.93 |================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 77.45 |========================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 77.63 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 86.55 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 57.35 |=================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 3777 |=========================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 4100 |============================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 3037 |===================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 3050 |====================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 2720 |=================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 3253 |======================= 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 8877 |==================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 9488 |===================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 8008 |================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 10060 |====================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 12670 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 8573 |=================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 28.69 |========================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 31.19 |============================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 21.26 |=================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 21.29 |=================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 18.98 |================= Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 31.44 |============================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 8.75 |============================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 8.51 |============================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 6.96 |======================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 6.98 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 6.22 |==================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 8.96 |============================= FFmpeg 0.8.2 AVI To NTSC VCD Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 16.50 |=============== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 29.04 |========================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 14.21 |============= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 17.28 |=============== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 16.43 |=============== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 31.44 |============================ x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 50.19 |================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 47.71 |================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 48.90 |================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 61.62 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 76.03 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 48.39 |================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.706 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 28.86 |======================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 33.16 |=========================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 22.18 |================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 22.00 |================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 19.66 |================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 34.14 |============================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 5982.31 |============= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 7400.05 |================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 6470.07 |============== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 9419.50 |==================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 11798.80 |========================= Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 6466.99 |============== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 1788.94 |================= AMD A8-3850 ............................... 1455.24 |============== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 1500.72 |=============== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 2333.07 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 2680.08 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 577.60 |====== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 78.97 |================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 84.21 |================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 102.14 |==================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 104.23 |===================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 136.32 |=========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 87.85 |================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 3785.19 |================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 4124.04 |================= Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 3605.97 |=============== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 4970.15 |===================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 6199.94 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 2047.32 |========= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 99.91 |=============== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 97.05 |============== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 165.30 |======================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 164.27 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 183.57 |=========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 76.83 |=========== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 6058.10 |================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 5899.28 |================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 5780.62 |=============== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 7825.54 |===================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 9834.04 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 2926.25 |======== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 3645.03 |=============== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 3534.66 |============== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 4489.63 |================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 6116.87 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 6517.09 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 3395.44 |============== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 3735.79 |================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 3553.27 |=============== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 3815.97 |================ Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 5362.26 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 6132.67 |========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 2615.62 |=========== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 21.48 |================ AMD A8-3850 ............................... 20.94 |================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 23.68 |================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 31.31 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 37.28 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 19.73 |=============== CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup Speedup > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ............................... 2.31 |===================== AMD A8-3850 ............................... 2.97 |=========================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 3.24 |============================= Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 2.76 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 3.19 |============================= Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 2.73 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ............................... 330.30 |================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 500.53 |======================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 524.33 |========================= Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 565.67 |=========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 157.67 |======== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ............................... 166.93 |======================== Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 184.56 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 185.12 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 187.39 |=========================== Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 113.25 |================ Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 371.43 |================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 520.57 |=============================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 536.77 |================================================ Intel Core i5 2500K . 546.15 |================================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ............................... 76.64 |============================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 76.84 |============================ Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 76.68 |============================ Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 76.78 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 31.35 |=========== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ............................... 64.31 |============================ Intel Core i3 2120 ........................ 64.20 |============================ Intel Core i5 2400S ....................... 64.11 |============================ Intel Core i5 2500K ....................... 64.17 |============================ Athlon II X4 640 @ 3GHz vs Bulldozer 4100 . 26.29 |===========