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. AMD FX-4100: Processor: AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 EVO, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB SSD G2 64 + 2000GB SAMSUNG HD204UI + 1000GB Western Digital WD1001FALS-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-11-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: NVIDIA 1.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: xfs AMD A8-3850: Processor: AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Chipset: AMD Device 1705, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Marvell Yukon Optima 88E8059 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 2400S: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i3 2120: Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Core i5 2500K: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-8150: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890 PCI to PCI bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 7-Zip Compression 9.13 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 8877 |========================= AMD A8-3850 ......... 9488 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 10060 |============================ Intel Core i3 2120 .. 8008 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 12670 |==================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 17753 |================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 106.75 |=============================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 103.60 |============================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 70.11 |=============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 110.69 |================================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 53.39 |======================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 51.06 |======================= CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup Speedup > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 2.31 |==================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 2.97 |=============================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 2.76 |=========================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 3.24 |=================================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 3.19 |================================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 2.44 |====================================== FFmpeg 0.8.2 AVI To NTSC VCD Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 16.50 |============================ AMD A8-3850 ......... 29.04 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 17.28 |============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 14.21 |======================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 16.43 |============================ AMD FX-8150 ......... 10.10 |================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 8.75 |=================================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 8.51 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 6.98 |========================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 6.96 |========================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 6.22 |==================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 7.85 |============================================== Gcrypt Library 1.4.4 CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher Microseconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 3777 |=============================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 4100 |=================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 3050 |====================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 3037 |====================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 2720 |================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 123 |======================================= AMD A8-3850 ......... 115 |==================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 131 |========================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 126 |======================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 159 |================================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 165 |==================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 87 |=============================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 71 |====================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 76 |========================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 82 |============================================ Intel Core i5 2500K . 94 |================================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 99 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 44 |================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 44 |================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 39 |============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 43 |================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 50 |======================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 68 |===================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 92 |==================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 98 |====================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 101 |======================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 103 |======================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 125 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 133 |==================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 44 |==================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 47 |====================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 37 |============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 43 |=================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 47 |====================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 65 |===================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 3523667 |==================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 2645333 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 4101333 |========================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 4177000 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 4668667 |================================================ AMD FX-8150 ......... 3678333 |====================================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 14082 |============================================= AMD A8-3850 ......... 13466 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 12697 |========================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 12733 |========================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 14191 |============================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 15490 |================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.8 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 866 |============================================ AMD A8-3850 ......... 852 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 794 |======================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 797 |========================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 890 |============================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 1002 |=================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 28.69 |============================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 31.19 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 21.29 |================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 21.26 |================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 18.98 |============================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 27.02 |=========================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 371.43 |================================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 536.77 |================================================ Intel Core i3 2120 .. 520.57 |=============================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 546.15 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 500.83 |============================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: BT.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 5982.31 |======================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 7400.05 |============================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 9419.50 |====================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 6470.07 |========================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 11798.80 |=============================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 11240.21 |============================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: CG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 1788.94 |=============================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 1455.24 |========================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 2333.07 |======================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 1500.72 |========================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 2680.08 |============================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 2803.63 |================================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 78.97 |======================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 84.21 |========================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 104.23 |=============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 102.14 |============================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 136.32 |========================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 164.60 |================================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: FT.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 3785.19 |============================ AMD A8-3850 ......... 4124.04 |============================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 4970.15 |==================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 3605.97 |========================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 6199.94 |============================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 6593.08 |================================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: IS.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 99.91 |=========================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 97.05 |========================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 164.27 |============================================ Intel Core i3 2120 .. 165.30 |============================================ Intel Core i5 2500K . 183.57 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 108.11 |============================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: LU.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 6058.10 |======================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 5899.28 |======================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 7825.54 |=============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 5780.62 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 9834.04 |======================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 11693.80 |=============================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: MG.B Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 3645.03 |=========================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 3534.66 |========================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 6116.87 |============================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 4489.63 |================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 6517.09 |================================================ AMD FX-8150 ......... 4484.59 |================================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: SP.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 3735.79 |============================= AMD A8-3850 ......... 3553.27 |============================ Intel Core i5 2400S . 5362.26 |========================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 3815.97 |============================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 6132.67 |================================================ AMD FX-8150 ......... 5495.79 |=========================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: UA.A Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 21.48 |============================ AMD A8-3850 ......... 20.94 |=========================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 31.31 |======================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 23.68 |=============================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 37.28 |================================================ AMD FX-8150 ......... 38.70 |================================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 166.93 |============================================ Intel Core i5 2400S . 185.12 |================================================ Intel Core i3 2120 .. 184.56 |================================================ Intel Core i5 2500K . 187.39 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 174.74 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 330.30 |============================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 524.33 |============================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 500.53 |=========================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 565.67 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 456.10 |======================================== OpenSSL 1.0.0a RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 63.65 |===================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 52.93 |=============================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 77.63 |============================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 77.45 |============================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 86.55 |================================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 68.75 |======================================== POV-Ray 3.6.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 913 |======================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 1161 |=================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 784 |================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 783 |================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 701 |=============================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 823 |==================================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 211 |=================================================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 216 |==================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 187 |============================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 213 |=================================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 144 |=================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 103 |========================= Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.706 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 28.86 |============================================ AMD A8-3850 ......... 33.16 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 22.00 |================================= Intel Core i3 2120 .. 22.18 |================================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 19.66 |============================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 26.65 |======================================== TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 293780 |=========================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 247942 |======================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 471073 |============================================ Intel Core i3 2120 .. 471638 |============================================ Intel Core i5 2500K . 528780 |================================================= AMD FX-8150 ......... 314874 |============================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 76.64 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 76.68 |================================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 76.84 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 76.78 |================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD A8-3850 ......... 64.31 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2400S . 64.11 |================================================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 64.20 |================================================== Intel Core i5 2500K . 64.17 |================================================== x264 2010-11-22 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD FX-4100 ......... 50.19 |======================== AMD A8-3850 ......... 47.71 |======================= Intel Core i5 2400S . 61.62 |============================== Intel Core i3 2120 .. 48.90 |======================= Intel Core i5 2500K . 76.03 |==================================== AMD FX-8150 ......... 102.23 |=================================================