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. SNBtscp: AI Chess Performanceclomp: Static OMP Speedupencode-flac: WAV To FLACencode-mp3: WAV To MP3gcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipheropenarena: 1920 x 1080mafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Acompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenx264: H.264 Video Encodingc-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timeffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offsmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleslightsmark: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080openssl: RSA 4096-bit PerformanceAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2500KAMD FX-81502937802.318.7528.69377728.865982.311788.9478.973785.1999.916058.103645.033735.7921.4888773523667140828661238744924450.19106.7591316.5021163.652479422.978.5131.194100330.3033.167400.051455.2484.214124.0497.055899.283534.663553.2720.9494882645333134668521157144984747.71103.60116129.04166.93216371.4376.6464.3152.934710732.766.9821.293050524.3322.009419.502333.07104.234970.15164.277825.546116.875362.2631.311006041013331269779413176391013761.6270.1178417.28185.12187536.7776.6864.1177.634716383.246.9621.263037500.5322.186470.071500.72102.143605.97165.305780.624489.633815.9723.68800841770001273379712682431034348.90110.6978314.21184.56213520.5776.8464.2077.455287803.196.2218.982720565.6719.6611798.802680.08136.326199.94183.579834.046517.096132.6737.281267046686671419189015994501254776.0353.3970116.43187.39144546.1576.7864.1786.553148742.447.8527.02456.1026.6511240.212803.63164.606593.08108.1111693.804484.595495.7938.70177533678333154901002165996813365102.2351.0682310.10174.74103500.8368.75OpenBenchmarking.org

TSCP

AI Chess Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgNodes Per Second, More Is BetterTSCP 1.81AI Chess PerformanceAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 104.96, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 250.13, N = 5314874528780471638471073247942293780

CLOMP

Static OMP Speedup

OpenBenchmarking.orgSpeedup, More Is BetterCLOMP 3.3Static OMP SpeedupAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41000.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 52.443.193.242.762.972.31

FLAC Audio Encoding

WAV To FLAC

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1WAV To FLACAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 57.856.226.966.988.518.75

LAME MP3 Encoding

WAV To MP3

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3AMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 527.0218.9821.2621.2931.1928.69

Gcrypt Library

CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipher

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

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850120240360480600SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 2.36, N = 3456.10565.67500.53524.33330.30

Timed MAFFT Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed MAFFT Alignment 6.706Multiple Sequence AlignmentAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100816243240SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 326.6519.6622.1822.0033.1628.86

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: BT.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: BT.AAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 15.70, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 12.46, N = 311240.2111798.806470.079419.507400.055982.31

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: CG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: CG.BAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41006001200180024003000SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 32803.632680.081500.722333.071455.241788.94

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.BAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3164.60136.32102.14104.2384.2178.97

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: FT.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410014002800420056007000SE +/- 51.39, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 15.77, N = 36593.086199.943605.974970.154124.043785.19

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: IS.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3108.11183.57165.30164.2797.0599.91

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: LU.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.AAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 13.20, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 82.99, N = 311693.809834.045780.627825.545899.286058.10

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: MG.B

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410014002800420056007000SE +/- 8.50, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.71, N = 34484.596517.094489.636116.873534.663645.03

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: SP.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: SP.AAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410013002600390052006500SE +/- 46.23, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 13.66, N = 35495.796132.673815.975362.263553.273735.79

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: UA.A

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.AAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100918273645SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 338.7037.2823.6831.3120.9421.48

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 169.50, N = 3SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 4.06, N = 3177531267080081006094888877

John The Ripper

Test: Traditional DES

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 29901.69, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 5897.27, N = 3367833346686674177000410133326453333523667

John The Ripper

Test: MD5

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5AMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 29.42, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 4.70, N = 3154901419112733126971346614082

John The Ripper

Test: Blowfish

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41002004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31002890797794852866

GraphicsMagick

Operation: HWB Color Space

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: HWB Color SpaceAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3165159126131115123

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Blur

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: BlurAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3999482767187

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001530456075SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3685043394444

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Resizing

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 31331251031019892

GraphicsMagick

Operation: Sharpen

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: SharpenAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-41001530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 6654743374744

x264

H.264 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3102.2376.0348.9061.6247.7150.19

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 351.0653.39110.6970.11103.60106.75

POV-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020040060080010008237017837841161913

FFmpeg

AVI To NTSC VCD

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 610.1016.4314.2117.2829.0416.50

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 FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-38504080120160200SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3174.74187.39184.56185.12166.93

Smallpt

Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410050100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3103144213187216211

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850120240360480600SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 7.50, N = 6500.83546.15520.57536.77371.43

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

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

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

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

OpenSSL

RSA 4096-bit Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceAMD FX-8150Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SAMD A8-3850AMD FX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 468.7586.5577.4577.6352.9363.65


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