AMD FX-4100 vs. AMD FX-8150 vs. Fusion vs. SNB

AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Bulldozer CPU benchmarking against the AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer for Phoronix.com. Thanks to AMD for sending out the FX-8150 Bulldozer kit. Comparison against AMD Llano Fusion A8-3850 and Intel Sandy Bridge processors for a future article.

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AMD FX-4100 vs. AMD FX-8150 vs. Fusion vs. SNBProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLScreen ResolutionAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150AMD 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)AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridgeRealtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 285.05.094.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09GCC 4.6.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Intel Core i5 2400S, Intel Core i3 2120, Intel Core i5 2500K, AMD FX-8150: Compiz was running on this system.

AMD FX-4100 vs. AMD FX-8150 vs. Fusion vs. SNBffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timex264: H.264 Video Encodingtscp: AI Chess Performancesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesnpb: EP.Bnpb: LU.Anpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: UA.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: FT.Bjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESgraphics-magick: Sharpengraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdingnpb: SP.Aopenarena: 1920 x 1080mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentpovray: Total Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancegcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherlightsmark: 1920 x 1080graphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: HWB Color Spaceencode-flac: WAV To FLACclomp: Static OMP Speedupgraphics-magick: Blurjohn-the-ripper: Blowfishjohn-the-ripper: MD5nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815016.508877106.7550.1929378021178.976058.105982.311788.9499.9121.483645.033785.19352366744443735.7928.8691328.6963.653777921238.752.31878661408229.049488103.6047.7124794221684.215899.287400.051455.2497.0520.943534.664124.04264533347443553.27330.3033.16116131.1952.934100371.43981158.512.977185213466166.9364.3176.6417.281006070.1161.62471073187104.237825.549419.502333.07164.2731.316116.874970.15410133337395362.26524.3322.0078421.2977.633050536.771011316.982.767679412697185.1264.1176.6814.218008110.6948.90471638213102.145780.626470.071500.72165.3023.684489.633605.97417700043433815.97500.5322.1878321.2677.453037520.571031266.963.248279712733184.5664.2076.8416.431267053.3976.03528780144136.329834.0411798.802680.08183.5737.286517.096199.94466866747506132.67565.6719.6670118.9886.552720546.151251596.223.199489014191187.3964.1776.7810.101775351.06102.23314874103164.6011693.8011240.212803.63108.1138.704484.596593.08367833365685495.79456.1026.6582327.0268.75500.831331657.852.4499100215490174.74OpenBenchmarking.org

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 2500KAMD FX-8150714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 316.5029.0417.2814.2116.4310.10

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 2500KAMD FX-81504K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 169.50, N = 3887794881006080081267017753

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 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3106.75103.6070.11110.6953.3951.06

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 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 350.1947.7161.6248.9076.03102.23

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 2500KAMD FX-8150110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 104.96, N = 5293780247942471073471638528780314874

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 2500KAMD FX-815050100150200250SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3211216187213144103

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 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 378.9784.21104.23102.14136.32164.60

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 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 13.20, N = 36058.105899.287825.545780.629834.0411693.80

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 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 15.70, N = 35982.317400.059419.506470.0711798.8011240.21

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 2500KAMD FX-81506001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 31788.941455.242333.071500.722680.082803.63

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 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 399.9197.05164.27165.30183.57108.11

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 2500KAMD FX-8150918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 321.4820.9431.3123.6837.2838.70

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 2500KAMD FX-815014002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 8.50, N = 33645.033534.666116.874489.636517.094484.59

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 2500KAMD FX-815014002800420056007000SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 51.39, N = 33785.194124.044970.153605.976199.946593.08

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 2500KAMD FX-81501000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 29901.69, N = 3352366726453334101333417700046686673678333

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 2500KAMD FX-81501530456075SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3444737434765

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 2500KAMD FX-81501530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3444439435068

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 2500KAMD FX-815013002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 46.23, N = 33735.793553.275362.263815.976132.675495.79

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 2500KAMD FX-8150120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3330.30524.33500.53565.67456.10

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 2500KAMD FX-8150816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 328.8633.1622.0022.1819.6626.65

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 2500KAMD FX-815020040060080010009131161784783701823

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 2500KAMD FX-8150714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 528.6931.1921.2921.2618.9827.02

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 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.22, N = 463.6552.9377.6377.4586.5568.75

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

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 2500KAMD FX-8150120240360480600SE +/- 7.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3371.43536.77520.57546.15500.83

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 2500KAMD FX-8150306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39298101103125133

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 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3123115131126159165

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 2500KAMD FX-8150246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 58.758.516.986.966.227.85

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 2500KAMD FX-81500.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 52.312.972.763.243.192.44

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 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3877176829499

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 2500KAMD FX-81502004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38668527947978901002

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 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 29.42, N = 3140821346612697127331419115490

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 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3166.93185.12184.56187.39174.74

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


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