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 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)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Intel Core i5 2400S, Intel Core i3 2120, Intel Core i5 2500K: Compiz was running on this system.

AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridgeunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080lightsmark: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080clomp: Static OMP Speedupnpb: UA.Anpb: SP.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: IS.Cnpb: FT.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: CG.Bnpb: BT.Amafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentx264: H.264 Video Encodingffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipheropenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancejohn-the-ripper: Blowfishjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Traditional DESgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacetscp: AI Chess Performancepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesc-ray: Total TimeAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K2.3121.483735.793645.036058.1099.913785.1978.971788.945982.3128.8650.1916.508.7528.698877377763.6586614082352366744924487123293780913211106.7564.3176.64371.43166.93330.302.9720.943553.273534.665899.2897.054124.0484.211455.247400.0533.1647.7129.048.5131.199488410052.93852134662645333479844711152479421161216103.6064.1176.68536.77185.12524.332.7631.315362.266116.877825.54164.274970.15104.232333.079419.5022.0061.6217.286.9821.2910060305077.6379412697410133337101397613147107378418770.1164.2076.84520.57184.56500.533.2423.683815.974489.635780.62165.303605.97102.141500.726470.0722.1848.9014.216.9621.268008303777.45797127334177000431034382126471638783213110.6964.1776.78546.15187.39565.673.1937.286132.676517.099834.04183.576199.94136.322680.0811798.8019.6676.0316.436.2218.9812670272086.5589014191466866747125509415952878070114453.39OpenBenchmarking.org

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

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

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

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 2500K4080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3166.93185.12184.56187.39

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 2500K120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3330.30524.33500.53565.67

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 2500K0.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 52.312.972.763.243.19

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 2500K918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 321.4820.9431.3123.6837.28

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 2500K13002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 33735.793553.275362.263815.976132.67

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 2500K14002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 33645.033534.666116.874489.636517.09

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 2500K2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 36058.105899.287825.545780.629834.04

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 2500K4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 399.9197.05164.27165.30183.57

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 2500K13002600390052006500SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 33785.194124.044970.153605.976199.94

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 2500K306090120150SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 378.9784.21104.23102.14136.32

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 2500K6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 31788.941455.242333.071500.722680.08

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 2500K3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 35982.317400.059419.506470.0711798.80

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 2500K816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 328.8633.1622.0022.1819.66

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

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 2500K714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 316.5029.0417.2814.2116.43

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 2500K246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 58.758.516.986.966.22

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 2500K714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 528.6931.1921.2921.2618.98

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 2500K3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 55.16, N = 38877948810060800812670

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 2500K9001800270036004500SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 337774100305030372720

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 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 463.6552.9377.6377.4586.55

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 2500K2004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3866852794797890

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 2500K3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 31408213466126971273314191

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 2500K1000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 335236672645333410133341770004668667

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 2500K1122334455SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34447374347

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 2500K306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 39298101103125

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 2500K1122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34444394350

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 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 38771768294

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 2500K4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3123115131126159

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 2500K110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5293780247942471073471638528780

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 2500K20040060080010009131161784783701

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 2500K50100150200250SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3211216187213144

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 2500K20406080100SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3106.75103.6070.11110.6953.39


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