AMD vs. Intel CPUs Ubuntu Linux
Benchmarking some different systems under Ubuntu Linux... Tests by Michael Larabel.


AMD FX-8150: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P34(FX) (MS-7641) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WD5000AZRX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.88, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + Clang 3.3-5ubuntu4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Intel Core i7 3960X: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ VERTEX, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Intel Core i7 4960X: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: AL2223W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-HPL
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 33.43 |=========================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 52.94 |========================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 65.81 |==================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Ffte
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 2.61519 |=======================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 1.73564 |==========================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 3.24106 |================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: EP-DGEMM
GFLOPS > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 4.85858 |====================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 5.92882 |============================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 6.53281 |================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Ptrans
GB/s > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 1.34744 |========================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 0.79980 |========================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 1.62111 |================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: EP-STREAM Triad
GB/s > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 1.44326 |================================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 1.29273 |===========================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 1.19655 |========================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: G-Random Access
GUP/s > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 0.04787 |=================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 0.04811 |=================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 0.06998 |================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Random Ring Latency
usecs < Lower Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 1.16491 |================================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 0.80291 |=================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 0.80411 |=================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Random Ring Bandwidth
GB/s > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 0.49176 |===========================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 0.28334 |=========================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 0.55061 |================================================


HPC Challenge 1.4.3
Test / Class: Max Ping Pong Bandwidth
MB/s > Higher Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 5572.98  |====================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 13407.68 |===============================================
Intel Core i7 4960X . 12932.11 |=============================================


Open Porous Media 2013-11-26
OPM Benchmark: Upscale-Relperm
Seconds < Lower Is Better
AMD FX-8150 ......... 558.95 |=================================================
Intel Core i7 3960X . 115.64 |==========
Intel Core i7 4960X . 54.70  |=====