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.

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AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy BridgeProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLScreen ResolutionAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores)ASUS M5A97 EVOATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge16384MB60GB SSD G2 64 + 2000GB SAMSUNG HD204UI + 1000GB Western Digital WD1001FALS-0NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GSRealtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 11.042.6.38-11-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 1.0.0GCC 4.5.2xfsAMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores)AMD Device 17058192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)Marvell Yukon Optima 88E80592.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)Unity 3.8.10X Server 1.10.1NVIDIA 270.41.064.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06ext41920x1080Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)ASRock Z68 Pro3Intel 2nd Generation Core FamilyRealtek RTL8111/8168BIntel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core 2 6600 @ 2.39GHz (2 Cores)Intel DP965LTIntel 82P965/G965 + ICH8/R4096MB165GB Hitachi HDS72161NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 256MB (325/625MHz)SigmaTel STAC9227Intel 82566DC Gigabit Connection2.6.38-12-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.12.1.2 NVIDIA 270.41.062560x1024OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Intel Core i5 2400S: Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Core i3 2120: Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Core i5 2500K: Compiz was running on this system.- AMD Opteron 1212: Compiz, Firefox, Thunderbird, and BOINC were running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridgecompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timeclomp: Static OMP Speedupffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-flac: WAV To FLACgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphergraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishencode-mp3: WAV To MP3lightsmark: 1920 x 1080npb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Anexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmenttscp: AI Chess Performanceunigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080x264: H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12128877106.752.3116.508.7537771238744924435236671408286628.695982.311788.9478.973785.1999.916058.103645.033735.7921.4863.6591321128.8629378050.199488103.602.9729.048.5141001157144984726453331346685231.19371.437400.051455.2484.214124.0497.055899.283534.663553.2720.94166.93330.3052.93116121633.1624794276.6464.3147.711006070.112.7617.286.98305013176391013741013331269779421.29536.779419.502333.07104.234970.15164.277825.546116.875362.2631.31185.12524.3377.6378418722.0047107376.6864.1161.628008110.693.2414.216.96303712682431034341770001273379721.26520.576470.071500.72102.143605.97165.305780.624489.633815.9723.68184.56500.5377.4578321322.1847163876.8464.2048.901267053.393.1916.436.22272015994501254746686671419189018.98546.1511798.802680.08136.326199.94183.579834.046517.096132.6737.28187.39565.6786.5570114419.6652878076.7864.1776.033469208.131.5220.5412.494787673919501725653331029862739.002303.07616.6230.561232.9778.211645.211272.741134.845.8115.70293.7735.23139256437.97233772OpenBenchmarking.org

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12123K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 40.15, N = 388779488100608008126703469

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121250100150200250SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3106.75103.6070.11110.6953.39208.13

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12120.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 102.312.972.763.243.191.52

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 316.5029.0417.2814.2116.4320.54

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12123691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 58.758.516.986.966.2212.49

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121210002000300040005000SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 28.48, N = 3377741003050303727204787

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12124080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 312311513112615967

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121220406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3877176829439

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12121122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3444439435019

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3929810110312550

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12121122334455SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3444737434717

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12121000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 10493.38, N = 3352366726453334101333417700046686672565333

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12123K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 59.53, N = 3140821346612697127331419110298

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12122004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 3866852794797890627

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.05, N = 528.6931.1921.2921.2618.9839.00

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K120240360480600SE +/- 7.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3371.43536.77520.57546.15

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12123K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 38.40, N = 35982.317400.059419.506470.0711798.802303.07

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12126001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 22.35, N = 61788.941455.242333.071500.722680.08616.62

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212306090120150SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 678.9784.21104.23102.14136.3230.56

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121213002600390052006500SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 14.91, N = 33785.194124.044970.153605.976199.941232.97

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12124080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 399.9197.05164.27165.30183.5778.21

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12122K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 109.91, N = 66058.105899.287825.545780.629834.041645.21

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121214002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 13.84, N = 33645.033534.666116.874489.636517.091272.74

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121213002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 36.48, N = 63735.793553.275362.263815.976132.671134.84

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 621.4820.9431.3123.6837.285.81

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffAMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12124080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3166.93185.12184.56187.3915.70

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 6.16, N = 6330.30524.33500.53565.67293.77

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 121220406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 463.6552.9377.6377.4586.5535.23

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 12123006009001200150091311617847837011392

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212120240360480600SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3211216187213144564

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 328.8633.1622.0022.1819.6637.97

TSCP

AI Chess Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD Opteron 1212110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 940.44, N = 5293780247942471073471638528780233772

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 376.6476.6876.8476.78

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K1428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 364.3164.1164.2064.17

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 350.1947.7161.6248.9076.03


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