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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ASRock Z68 Pro3Intel 2nd Generation Core FamilyRealtek RTL8111/8168BIntel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (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 i3 2120, Intel Core i5 2400S, Intel Core i5 2500K, AMD FX-8150: Compiz was running on this system.

AMD FX-4100 vs. AMD FX-8150 vs. Fusion vs. SNBcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testc-ray: Total Timeclomp: Static OMP Speedupffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-flac: WAV To FLACgcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphergraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishencode-mp3: WAV To MP3lightsmark: 1920 x 1080npb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Anexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmenttscp: AI Chess Performanceunigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080x264: H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81508877106.752.3116.508.7537771238744924435236671408286628.695982.311788.9478.973785.1999.916058.103645.033735.7921.4863.6591321128.8629378050.199488103.602.9729.048.5141001157144984726453331346685231.19371.437400.051455.2484.214124.0497.055899.283534.663553.2720.94166.93330.3052.93116121633.1624794276.6464.3147.718008110.693.2414.216.96303712682431034341770001273379721.26520.576470.071500.72102.143605.97165.305780.624489.633815.9723.68184.56500.5377.4578321322.1847163876.8464.2048.901006070.112.7617.286.98305013176391013741013331269779421.29536.779419.502333.07104.234970.15164.277825.546116.875362.2631.31185.12524.3377.6378418722.0047107376.6864.1161.621267053.393.1916.436.22272015994501254746686671419189018.98546.1511798.802680.08136.326199.94183.579834.046517.096132.6737.28187.39565.6786.5570114419.6652878076.7864.1776.031775351.062.4410.107.85165996813365367833315490100227.02500.8311240.212803.63164.606593.08108.1111693.804484.595495.7938.70174.74456.1068.7582310326.65314874102.23OpenBenchmarking.org

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81504K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 169.50, N = 3887794888008100601267017753

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3106.75103.60110.6970.1153.3951.06

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 52.312.973.242.763.192.44

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 316.5029.0414.2117.2816.4310.10

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 58.758.516.966.986.227.85

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

OpenBenchmarking.orgMicroseconds, Fewer Is BetterGcrypt Library 1.4.4CAMELLIA256-ECB CipherAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500K9001800270036004500SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 337774100303730502720

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 3123115126131159165

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3877182769499

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 3444443395068

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39298103101125133

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 3444743374765

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81501000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 29901.69, N = 3352366726453334177000410133346686673678333

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 29.42, N = 3140821346612733126971419115490

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81502004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38668527977948901002

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 528.6931.1921.2621.2918.9827.02

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150120240360480600SE +/- 7.50, N = 6SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3371.43520.57536.77546.15500.83

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 15.70, N = 35982.317400.056470.079419.5011798.8011240.21

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81506001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 31788.941455.241500.722333.072680.082803.63

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 378.9784.21102.14104.23136.32164.60

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815014002800420056007000SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 51.39, N = 33785.194124.043605.974970.156199.946593.08

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 399.9197.05165.30164.27183.57108.11

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81503K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 13.20, N = 36058.105899.285780.627825.549834.0411693.80

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815014002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 8.50, N = 33645.033534.664489.636116.876517.094484.59

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815013002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 46.23, N = 33735.793553.273815.975362.266132.675495.79

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 321.4820.9423.6831.3137.2838.70

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 i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81504080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3166.93184.56185.12187.39174.74

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3330.30500.53524.33565.67456.10

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.22, N = 463.6552.9377.4577.6386.5568.75

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815020040060080010009131161783784701823

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel 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 = 3211216213187144103

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 328.8633.1622.1822.0019.6626.65

TSCP

AI Chess Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-8150110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 104.96, N = 5293780247942471638471073528780314874

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 376.6476.8476.6876.78

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500K1428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 364.3164.2064.1164.17

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-815020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 350.1947.7148.9061.6276.03102.23


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