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-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%128%157%185%213%TSCPC-RayFFmpegNAS Parallel BenchmarksTimed MAFFT AlignmentPOV-RayLAME MP3 EncodingOpenSSLx2647-Zip CompressionGcrypt LibrarySmallptFLAC Audio EncodingCLOMPGraphicsMagickJohn The Ripper

AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridgetscp: AI Chess Performancec-ray: Total Timenpb: BT.Anpb: IS.Cnpb: MG.Bnpb: CG.Bnpb: UA.Ajohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESnpb: EP.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: FT.Bopenarena: 1920 x 1080npb: LU.Amafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentpovray: Total Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancex264: H.264 Video Encodingcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphersmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleslightsmark: 1920 x 1080encode-flac: WAV To FLACclomp: Static OMP Speedupgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Sharpennexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishjohn-the-ripper: MD5unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080ffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500K293780106.755982.3199.913645.031788.9421.48352366778.973735.793785.196058.1028.8691328.6963.6550.19887737772118.752.31123928744448661408216.50247942103.607400.0597.053534.661455.2420.94264533384.213553.274124.04330.305899.2833.16116131.1952.9347.7194884100216371.438.512.9711598714447166.938521346664.3176.6429.0447107370.119419.50164.276116.872333.0731.314101333104.235362.264970.15524.337825.5422.0078421.2977.6361.62100603050187536.776.982.76131101763937185.127941269764.1176.6817.28471638110.696470.07165.304489.631500.7223.684177000102.143815.973605.97500.535780.6222.1878321.2677.4548.9080083037213520.576.963.24126103824343184.567971273364.2076.8414.2152878053.3911798.80183.576517.092680.0837.284668667136.326132.676199.94565.679834.0419.6670118.9886.5576.03126702720144546.156.223.19159125945047187.398901419164.1776.7816.43OpenBenchmarking.org

TSCP

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 250.13, N = 5528780471638471073247942293780

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 353.39110.6970.11103.60106.75

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 12.46, N = 311798.806470.079419.507400.055982.31

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3183.57165.30164.2797.0599.91

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410014002800420056007000SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.71, N = 36517.094489.636116.873534.663645.03

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41006001200180024003000SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 32680.081500.722333.071455.241788.94

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 337.2823.6831.3120.9421.48

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 5897.27, N = 346686674177000410133326453333523667

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3136.32102.14104.2384.2178.97

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410013002600390052006500SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 13.66, N = 36132.673815.975362.263553.273735.79

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410013002600390052006500SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 15.77, N = 36199.943605.974970.154124.043785.19

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 1080Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850120240360480600SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 2.36, N = 3565.67500.53524.33330.30

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41002K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 82.99, N = 39834.045780.627825.545899.286058.10

Timed MAFFT Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 319.6622.1822.0033.1628.86

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020040060080010007017837841161913

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 518.9821.2621.2931.1928.69

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 486.5577.4577.6352.9363.65

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 376.0348.9061.6247.7150.19

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 4.06, N = 31267080081006094888877

Gcrypt Library

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41009001800270036004500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 327203037305041003777

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410050100150200250SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3144213187216211

Lightsmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850120240360480600SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 7.50, N = 6546.15520.57536.77371.43

FLAC Audio Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100246810SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 56.226.966.988.518.75

CLOMP

CLOMP is the C version of the Livermore OpenMP benchmark developed to measure OpenMP overheads and other performance impacts due to threading in order to influence future system designs. This particular test profile configuration is currently set to look at the OpenMP static schedule speed-up across all available CPU cores using the recommended test configuration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41000.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 53.193.242.762.972.31

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3159126131115123

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31251031019892

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 39482767187

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35043394444

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 64743374744

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: No - Sound: OffIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-38504080120160200SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3187.39184.56185.12166.93

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41002004006008001000SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3890797794852866

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 4.70, N = 31419112733126971346614082

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-38501428425670SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 364.1764.2064.1164.31

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-385020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 376.7876.8476.6876.64

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDIntel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 616.4314.2117.2829.0416.50