AMD FX-8150 Linux Feature Testing

Testing AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer CPU features of Cool n Quiet and Turbo Core under Linux on the 3.1 kernel from Ubuntu 11.10 base operating system. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com. By Michael Larabel.

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October 20 2011
 
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October 20 2011
 
FX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core
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FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core

Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet

Changed Processor to AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores).

FX-8150 - Turbo Core

Changed Processor to AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores).

FX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core

Processor: AMD FX-6100 Six-Core @ 3.30GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 10240MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN1 + 750GB SAMSUNG HD753LJ + 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS VH242H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.6.10-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1, Display Driver: fglrx 9.0.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11903, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-ppl-version-check --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-time --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --with-ppl
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand

AMD FX-8150 Linux Feature TestingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo CoreAMD 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 @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)AMD FX-6100 Six-Core @ 3.30GHz (6 Cores)ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0AMD ATI RD890 bridge10240MB60GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN1 + 750GB SAMSUNG HD753LJ + 320GB Seagate ST3320620ASATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)Realtek ALC892ASUS VH242HRealtek RTL8111/8168BLinux3.6.10-1-ARCH (x86_64)KDE 4.9.4X Server 1.13.1fglrx 9.0.24.2.11903GCC 4.7.2OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core, FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet, FX-8150 - Turbo Core: Compiz was running on this system.Compiler Details- FX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core: --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-ppl-version-check --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-time --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --with-ppl Processor Details- FX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core: Scaling Governor: ondemand

FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo CoreLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteOpenArenaNexuizSmallptJohn The RipperOpenSSLC-Ray

AMD FX-8150 Linux Feature Testingc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DEScompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testx264: H.264 Video Encodingopenarena: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core51.1710658.9331413331720499.50421.17119.9462.3251.1910458.7031326671719197.50416.63119.8162.2051.2210467.70368266718031101.68453.80128.5162.4154.8722061.60324900059.8050.34OpenBenchmarking.org

Timed Idle

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core177617851790FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet177117791785FX-8150 - Turbo Core176217731781OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Frequency MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet80016002400320040003611.001400.00

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core11.411.813.4FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet10.010.010.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core12.613.116.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Temperature Monitor510152025

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core0.00.10.1FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet0.00.00.3FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.00.00.1OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleCPU Usage Monitor0.07030.14060.21090.28120.3515

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core90.390.891.3FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet82.485.2113.2FX-8150 - Turbo Core96.1101.2129.4OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleSystem Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleSystem Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324030.0033.00

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core1224364860SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 351.1751.1951.2254.871. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core1122334455Min: 51.15 / Avg: 51.17 / Max: 51.21Min: 51.16 / Avg: 51.19 / Max: 51.22Min: 51.21 / Avg: 51.22 / Max: 51.23Min: 54.85 / Avg: 54.87 / Max: 54.891. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core176217701781FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet175717641785FX-8150 - Turbo Core175317591771OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Frequency MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet80016002400320040003611.003600.00

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core125.3127.3127.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet125.3127.4127.5FX-8150 - Turbo Core125.3129.7130.2OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core37.543.545.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet36.342.644.9FX-8150 - Turbo Core37.944.346.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Temperature Monitor1428425670

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet96.599.8100.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core32.196.4100.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Usage Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core100.1210.0218.2FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet210.2215.3217.5FX-8150 - Turbo Core155.9216.6222.1OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core30.030.231.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet33.033.033.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core33.033.033.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Temperature Monitor1020304050

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core50100150200250SE +/- 1.60, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31061041042201. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core4080120160200Min: 104 / Avg: 105.6 / Max: 112Min: 104 / Avg: 104 / Max: 104Min: 103 / Avg: 103.67 / Max: 104Min: 219 / Avg: 219.67 / Max: 2201. (CXX) g++ options: -fopenmp

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core175717681785FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet175717631776FX-8150 - Turbo Core175717601771OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0CPU Frequency MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet80016002400320040003611.003600.00

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core125.3128.1128.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet128.2128.4128.5FX-8150 - Turbo Core125.3128.3128.5OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0CPU Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core39.347.047.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet37.645.846.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core42.646.553.3OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0CPU Temperature Monitor1530456075

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core1.798.3100.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet12.397.9100.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.097.2100.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0CPU Usage Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core214.7218.5219.6FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet137.4215.5218.1FX-8150 - Turbo Core215.4218.1218.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core31.031.332.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet32.032.233.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core33.033.033.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0System Temperature Monitor1020304050

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core1530456075SE +/- 0.24, N = 4SE +/- 0.27, N = 4SE +/- 0.23, N = 4SE +/- 0.20, N = 458.9358.7067.7061.601. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core1326395265Min: 58.2 / Avg: 58.93 / Max: 59.2Min: 58.1 / Avg: 58.7 / Max: 59.2Min: 67.3 / Avg: 67.7 / Max: 68.2Min: 61 / Avg: 61.6 / Max: 61.91. (CC) gcc options: -m64 -O3 -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core177617801785FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet177617791785FX-8150 - Turbo Core176717681771OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aCPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140018003600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aCPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aCPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core23.129.335.1FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet22.428.735.1FX-8150 - Turbo Core40.142.248.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aCPU Temperature Monitor1428425670

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core1.210.913.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet12.212.713.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.011.830.5OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aCPU Usage Monitor918273645

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core114.3115.2116.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet95.9111.7114.3FX-8150 - Turbo Core104.2132.2135.9OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aSystem Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aSystem Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324032.0032.00

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core800K1600K2400K3200K4000KSE +/- 20002.78, N = 3SE +/- 27762.88, N = 3SE +/- 45986.71, N = 3SE +/- 34385.07, N = 331413333132667368266732490001. (CC) gcc options: -lcrypt
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core600K1200K1800K2400K3000KMin: 3117000 / Avg: 3141333.33 / Max: 3181000Min: 3101000 / Avg: 3132666.67 / Max: 3188000Min: 3606000 / Avg: 3682666.67 / Max: 3765000Min: 3188000 / Avg: 3249000 / Max: 33070001. (CC) gcc options: -lcrypt

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core177117781781FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet177117761781FX-8150 - Turbo Core176217681771OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140020773600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8CPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8CPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core25.027.230.6FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet23.926.630.3FX-8150 - Turbo Core30.538.944.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8CPU Temperature Monitor1224364860

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core7.412.414.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet7.612.819.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.111.913.2OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8CPU Usage Monitor612182430

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core91.0112.6117.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet88.4111.6115.2FX-8150 - Turbo Core131.3134.0138.2OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8System Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8System Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324032.0032.00

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 34.17, N = 3SE +/- 103.36, N = 3SE +/- 22.74, N = 3172041719118031
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core3K6K9K12K15KMin: 17140 / Avg: 17203.67 / Max: 17257Min: 17014 / Avg: 17191.33 / Max: 17372Min: 17999 / Avg: 18031 / Max: 18075

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core176717711776FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet176717731776FX-8150 - Turbo Core175717601767OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140032913600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13CPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Turbo Core125.3130.0132.2FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet125.3125.3125.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13CPU Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core35.640.143.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet34.038.541.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core42.546.649.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13CPU Temperature Monitor1428425670

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core12.969.8100.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet17.875.1100.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core27.982.0100.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13CPU Usage Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core174.0195.1200.7FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet158.7187.9202.2FX-8150 - Turbo Core201.5221.1231.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13System Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324032.0032.00

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core20406080100SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 399.5097.50101.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core20406080100Min: 98.06 / Avg: 99.5 / Max: 100.27Min: 96.74 / Avg: 97.5 / Max: 98.11Min: 100.59 / Avg: 101.68 / Max: 102.39

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 1080FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core100200300400500SE +/- 3.26, N = 3SE +/- 4.32, N = 3SE +/- 2.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3421.17416.63453.8059.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core80160240320400Min: 416.2 / Avg: 421.17 / Max: 427.3Min: 409.6 / Avg: 416.63 / Max: 424.5Min: 450.6 / Avg: 453.8 / Max: 457.8Min: 59.7 / Avg: 59.8 / Max: 59.9

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core176717701771FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet176717701771FX-8150 - Turbo Core175717601762OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140030503600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5CPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5CPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core27.028.229.3FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet26.528.329.6FX-8150 - Turbo Core31.637.041.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core4.310.813.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet0.49.414.9FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.310.714.9OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5CPU Usage Monitor510152025

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core123.2167.7191.9FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet121.4166.3188.3FX-8150 - Turbo Core129.7172.8219.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5System Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324032.0032.00

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: Yes - Sound: OnFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core306090120150SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3119.94119.81128.5150.34
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core20406080100Min: 119.16 / Avg: 119.94 / Max: 120.92Min: 119.29 / Avg: 119.81 / Max: 120.29Min: 127.82 / Avg: 128.51 / Max: 129.49Min: 49.87 / Avg: 50.34 / Max: 50.83

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core176217691776FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet176717761795FX-8150 - Turbo Core174817561762OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140022803600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2CPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2CPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core22.324.827.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet19.022.425.9FX-8150 - Turbo Core33.035.338.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2CPU Temperature Monitor1122334455

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core12.913.113.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet13.114.014.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.19.213.8OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2CPU Usage Monitor510152025

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core167.5179.6191.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet154.4171.3191.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core153.9195.5217.6OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2System Temperature MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet81624324032.0032.00

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core1428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 362.3262.2062.41
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n QuietFX-8150 - Turbo Core1224364860Min: 62.31 / Avg: 62.32 / Max: 62.33Min: 62.19 / Avg: 62.2 / Max: 62.21Min: 62.35 / Avg: 62.41 / Max: 62.48

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core175317611776FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet174817641785FX-8150 - Turbo Core173017541790OpenBenchmarking.orgRPM, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3CPU Fan Speed Monitor5001000150020002500

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140016813600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertz, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3CPU Frequency Monitor10002000300040005000

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3CPU Power Consumption MonitorFX-8150 - Turbo CoreFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet306090120150125.26125.26

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core22.824.431.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet21.423.629.6FX-8150 - Turbo Core31.134.943.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3CPU Temperature Monitor1224364860

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core0.213.120.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet10.613.919.5FX-8150 - Turbo Core2.812.816.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3CPU Usage Monitor612182430

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core143.5209.8221.9FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet116.8206.4219.1FX-8150 - Turbo Core133.4231.5244.4OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3System Power Consumption Monitor60120180240300

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core32.032.733.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet32.032.833.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core33.033.034.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3System Temperature Monitor1020304050

CPU Fan Speed Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core175317691790FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet174817691795FX-8150 - Turbo Core173017601790OpenBenchmarking.orgRPMCPU Fan Speed MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring5001000150020002500

CPU Frequency Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - Cool n Quiet140023783600FX-8150 - Turbo Core361136113611OpenBenchmarking.orgMegahertzCPU Frequency MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring10002000300040005000

CPU Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core125.3126.2128.5FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet125.3126.0128.5FX-8150 - Turbo Core125.3126.4132.2OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsCPU Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring4080120160200

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core11.432.247.8FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet10.029.646.8FX-8150 - Turbo Core12.637.453.3OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusCPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring1530456075

CPU Usage Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core0.043.8100.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet0.038.3100.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core0.037.2100.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring20406080100

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core90.3185.6221.9FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet82.4178.0219.1FX-8150 - Turbo Core96.1196.2244.4OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring60120180240300

System Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxFX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core30.031.833.0FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet32.032.533.0FX-8150 - Turbo Core33.033.034.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusSystem Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring1020304050

79 Results Shown

Timed Idle:
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C-Ray
C-Ray:
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Smallpt
Smallpt:
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OpenSSL
OpenSSL:
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John The Ripper
John The Ripper:
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7-Zip Compression
7-Zip Compression:
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OpenArena
OpenArena:
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Nexuiz
Nexuiz:
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Unigine Tropics
Unigine Tropics:
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  System Power Consumption Monitor
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  Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
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FX-8150 - No CnQ, No Turbo Core

Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 20 October 2011 11:10 by user phoronix.

FX-8150 - Cool n Quiet

Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 20 October 2011 12:31 by user phoronix.

FX-8150 - Turbo Core

Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-rc10-ic-aliasing-patch+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 20 October 2011 11:53 by user phoronix.

FX-6100 - CnQ,Turbo Core

Processor: AMD FX-6100 Six-Core @ 3.30GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 10240MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN1 + 750GB SAMSUNG HD753LJ + 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: ASUS VH242H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.6.10-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1, Display Driver: fglrx 9.0.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11903, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compiler Notes: --disable-build-poststage1-with-cxx --disable-build-with-cxx --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-ppl-version-check --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-libstdcxx-time --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --with-ppl
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: ondemand

Testing initiated at 25 December 2012 10:00 by user hubert.