AMD FX-8320E Linux Review Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. AMD FX-8150: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8320E: Processor: AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz: Processor: AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8370E: Processor: AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8370: Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i3 4130: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 4670: Processor: Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i7 4790K: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 44.80 |============================= AMD FX-8320E .......... 48.35 |=============================== AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 59.86 |======================================= AMD FX-8370E .......... 50.15 |================================= AMD FX-8370 ........... 53.72 |=================================== Intel Core i3 4130 .... 66.31 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .... 72.08 |=============================================== Intel Core i7 4790K ... 73.87 |================================================ Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 0.14 |============================== AMD FX-8320E .......... 0.17 |==================================== AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 0.16 |================================== AMD FX-8370E .......... 0.17 |==================================== AMD FX-8370 ........... 0.17 |==================================== Intel Core i3 4130 .... 0.23 |================================================= Intel Core i5 4670 .... 0.23 |================================================= Intel Core i7 4790K ... 0.23 |================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 90 AVG: 319 MAX: 376 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 79 AVG: 290 MAX: 348 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 162 AVG: 383 MAX: 434 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 87 AVG: 292 MAX: 346 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 78 AVG: 313 MAX: 371 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 62 AVG: 292 MAX: 338 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 66 AVG: 312 MAX: 343 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 66 AVG: 328 MAX: 356 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 106.51 |========================= AMD FX-8320E .......... 111.46 |========================== AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 131.48 |=============================== AMD FX-8370E .......... 118.84 |============================ AMD FX-8370 ........... 124.59 |============================= Intel Core i3 4130 .... 150.31 |=================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .... 173.77 |========================================= Intel Core i7 4790K ... 200.37 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 0.46 |======================= AMD FX-8320E .......... 0.55 |============================ AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 0.48 |======================== AMD FX-8370E .......... 0.57 |============================= AMD FX-8370 ........... 0.57 |============================= Intel Core i3 4130 .... 0.89 |============================================= Intel Core i5 4670 .... 0.93 |=============================================== Intel Core i7 4790K ... 0.98 |================================================= Xonotic 0.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 87 AVG: 230 MAX: 277 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 85 AVG: 203 MAX: 251 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 160 AVG: 271 MAX: 318 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 76 AVG: 207 MAX: 258 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 77 AVG: 219 MAX: 269 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 55 AVG: 169 MAX: 220 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 54 AVG: 186 MAX: 252 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 54 AVG: 204 MAX: 268 x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 137.79 |=============================== AMD FX-8320E .......... 132.58 |============================= AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 177.99 |======================================== AMD FX-8370E .......... 136.55 |============================== AMD FX-8370 ........... 159.94 |=================================== Intel Core i3 4130 .... 90.80 |==================== Intel Core i5 4670 .... 143.56 |================================ Intel Core i7 4790K ... 211.78 |=============================================== x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 0.88 |================= AMD FX-8320E .......... 0.97 |=================== AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 0.82 |================ AMD FX-8370E .......... 1.43 |============================ AMD FX-8370 ........... 1.16 |====================== Intel Core i3 4130 .... 1.17 |======================= Intel Core i5 4670 .... 1.74 |================================== Intel Core i7 4790K ... 2.53 |================================================= x264 2014-08-30 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 78 AVG: 156 MAX: 242 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 76 AVG: 137 MAX: 163 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 157 AVG: 218 MAX: 293 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 76 AVG: 96 MAX: 144 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 76 AVG: 138 MAX: 238 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 51 AVG: 78 MAX: 96 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 54 AVG: 83 MAX: 119 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 54 AVG: 84 MAX: 160 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 138.00 |============================== AMD FX-8320E .......... 144.32 |=============================== AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 108.75 |======================= AMD FX-8370E .......... 137.48 |============================== AMD FX-8370 ........... 117.08 |========================= Intel Core i3 4130 .... 217.55 |=============================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .... 125.69 |=========================== Intel Core i7 4790K ... 91.54 |==================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 81 AVG: 235 MAX: 264 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 80 AVG: 149 MAX: 157 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 164 AVG: 278 MAX: 304 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 71 AVG: 155 MAX: 170 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 82 AVG: 217 MAX: 246 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 56 AVG: 80 MAX: 90 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 51 AVG: 106 MAX: 118 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 50 AVG: 141 MAX: 164 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 22.88 |============================== AMD FX-8320E .......... 24.33 |================================ AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 17.65 |======================= AMD FX-8370E .......... 23.59 |=============================== AMD FX-8370 ........... 19.46 |========================= Intel Core i3 4130 .... 36.99 |================================================ Intel Core i5 4670 .... 19.03 |========================= Intel Core i7 4790K ... 14.96 |=================== C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 80 AVG: 193 MAX: 255 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 80 AVG: 139 MAX: 162 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 174 AVG: 269 MAX: 320 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 72 AVG: 149 MAX: 169 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 73 AVG: 195 MAX: 244 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 76 MAX: 86 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 58 AVG: 99 MAX: 113 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 60 AVG: 129 MAX: 152 Stockfish 2014-11-26 Total Time ms < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... 4916 |================================================= AMD FX-8320E .......... 4780 |================================================ AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . 4256 |========================================== AMD FX-8370E .......... 4484 |============================================= AMD FX-8370 ........... 4434 |============================================ Intel Core i3 4130 .... 3610 |==================================== Intel Core i5 4670 .... 3220 |================================ Intel Core i7 4790K ... 2788 |============================ Stockfish 2014-11-26 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 76 AVG: 115 MAX: 143 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 75 AVG: 107 MAX: 126 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 146 AVG: 151 MAX: 156 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 71 AVG: 85 MAX: 120 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 72 AVG: 82 MAX: 101 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 50 AVG: 63 MAX: 78 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 64 MAX: 80 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 59 AVG: 68 MAX: 78 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 74 AVG: 243 MAX: 376 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 71 AVG: 201 MAX: 348 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 144 AVG: 299 MAX: 434 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 71 AVG: 205 MAX: 346 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 72 AVG: 236 MAX: 371 Intel Core i3 4130 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 158 MAX: 338 Intel Core i5 4670 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 195 MAX: 343 Intel Core i7 4790K ... MIN: 50 AVG: 225 MAX: 356 Unigine Valley 1.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 20.0 AVG: 44.4 MAX: 48.6 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 13.6 AVG: 29.5 MAX: 33.6 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 35.1 AVG: 49.8 MAX: 53.6 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 13.4 AVG: 29.9 MAX: 33.6 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 19.3 AVG: 39.6 MAX: 42.6 Xonotic 0.8 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 20.4 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 47.1 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 14.3 AVG: 31.6 MAX: 35.4 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 35.5 AVG: 51.7 MAX: 55.4 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 14.9 AVG: 32.8 MAX: 36.8 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 18.9 AVG: 39.7 MAX: 46.6 x264 2014-08-30 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 21.9 AVG: 37.3 MAX: 42.5 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 14.0 AVG: 21.5 MAX: 28.1 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 37.8 AVG: 53.4 MAX: 62.3 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 14.3 AVG: 24.9 MAX: 33.1 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 20.8 AVG: 37.1 MAX: 44.1 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 28.6 AVG: 58.8 MAX: 66.1 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 16.4 AVG: 32.9 MAX: 44.3 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 46.6 AVG: 74.4 MAX: 79.3 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 17.8 AVG: 35.1 MAX: 44.9 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 26.9 AVG: 58.4 MAX: 66.4 C-Ray 1.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 26.6 AVG: 49.2 MAX: 57.3 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 16.1 AVG: 26.6 MAX: 30.4 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 48.3 AVG: 68.2 MAX: 76.4 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 17.3 AVG: 27.7 MAX: 31.9 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 27.4 AVG: 47.8 MAX: 56.6 Stockfish 2014-11-26 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 18.5 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 45.6 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 27.7 MAX: 37.5 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 37.3 AVG: 48.0 MAX: 57.5 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 12.4 AVG: 28.1 MAX: 38.0 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 18.3 AVG: 37.6 MAX: 46.9 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius AMD FX-8150 ........... MIN: 12.8 AVG: 46.0 MAX: 66.1 AMD FX-8320E .......... MIN: 8.4 AVG: 29.1 MAX: 44.3 AMD FX-8320E @ 4.4GHz . MIN: 29.1 AVG: 55.5 MAX: 79.3 AMD FX-8370E .......... MIN: 8.5 AVG: 30.1 MAX: 44.9 AMD FX-8370 ........... MIN: 13.4 AVG: 42.6 MAX: 66.4