AMD FX-8150 Overclocking

AMD FX-8150 overclocking tests under Ubuntu 11.10 Linux and also testing out the AMD/Asetek Bulldozer / FX-8150 closed-loop water cooling system ultimately. For a future article on Phoronix.com.

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AMD FX-8150 OverclockingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 285.05.094.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 4.42GHz (8 Cores)NVIDIA GPU 12 HDMI/DP3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 4.70GHz (8 Cores)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC, AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC: Compiz was running on this system.

AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WCResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%126%153%179%205%C-RayLightsmarkOpenArenaPOV-RayNexuiz

AMD FX-8150 Overclockingc-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timenexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080lightsmark: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC51.27830165.78409.47383.8951.27826165.60410.50385.1841.49782177.15498.83501.3485.10741178.39508.67454.97OpenBenchmarking.org

Timed Idle

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Power Consumption MonitorAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC306090120150125.26125.2614.27

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright12.913.616.4AMD FX-8150 - WC14.014.615.4AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC30.831.331.6AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC32.933.533.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Temperature Monitor1020304050

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright94.896.799.3AMD FX-8150 - WC98.5102.2131.2AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC179.3184.8212.9AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC193.1196.2224.7OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleSystem Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 9.86, N = 651.2751.2741.4985.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC1632486480Min: 51.23 / Avg: 51.27 / Max: 51.3Min: 51.24 / Avg: 51.27 / Max: 51.33Min: 41.48 / Avg: 41.49 / Max: 41.51Min: 39.07 / Avg: 85.1 / Max: 100.99

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright129.7130.0130.4AMD FX-8150 - WC129.7129.9130.2AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC14.314.314.3AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC14.314.314.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright40.343.544.8AMD FX-8150 - WC30.834.337.3AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC66.471.174.0AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC40.652.176.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright98.5207.4220.3AMD FX-8150 - WC159.8211.8218.7AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC443.2461.5470.3AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC193.4320.1519.4OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor130260390520650

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC2004006008001000830826782741

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1CPU Power Consumption MonitorAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC306090120150125.26125.2614.27

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright36.638.040.5AMD FX-8150 - WC36.538.041.1AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC51.053.155.8AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC53.555.856.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1CPU Temperature Monitor1632486480

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright121.7132.1135.9AMD FX-8150 - WC125.3135.3139.9AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC217.9228.5291.8AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC229.2233.5240.9OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1System Power Consumption Monitor70140210280350

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC4080120160200SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3165.78165.60177.15178.39
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffAMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC306090120150Min: 165.58 / Avg: 165.78 / Max: 165.93Min: 165.54 / Avg: 165.6 / Max: 165.69Min: 176.99 / Avg: 177.15 / Max: 177.23Min: 178.15 / Avg: 178.39 / Max: 178.54

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC110220330440550SE +/- 2.84, N = 3SE +/- 2.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3409.47410.50498.83508.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC90180270360450Min: 403.8 / Avg: 409.47 / Max: 412.6Min: 406.2 / Avg: 410.5 / Max: 413.5Min: 495.7 / Avg: 498.83 / Max: 502.4Min: 506.5 / Avg: 508.67 / Max: 510

Lightsmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC110220330440550SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 10.20, N = 6383.89385.18501.34454.97
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150 - ThermalrightAMD FX-8150 - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WCAMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC90180270360450Min: 383.45 / Avg: 383.89 / Max: 384.38Min: 384.79 / Avg: 385.18 / Max: 385.8Min: 500.9 / Avg: 501.34 / Max: 501.79Min: 437.12 / Avg: 454.97 / Max: 502.99

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright125.3128.1132.4AMD FX-8150 - WC125.3128.7132.4AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC14.314.314.3AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC14.314.314.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterLightsmark 2008CPU Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright35.641.245.4AMD FX-8150 - WC37.039.843.3AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC49.455.860.9AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC37.052.865.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterLightsmark 2008CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - Thermalright132.6276.6324.9AMD FX-8150 - WC173.8279.4326.8AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC236.4396.2489.4AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC239.0402.9533.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterLightsmark 2008System Power Consumption Monitor140280420560700

MinAvgMaxAMD FX-8150 - WC34.034.635.0AMD FX-8150 @ 4.42GHz - WC32.033.434.0AMD FX-8150 @ 4.70GHz - WC35.035.937.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterLightsmark 2008System Temperature Monitor1122334455