Seeing how well the AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 scales under Linux when controlling the core count from the BIOS/UEFI of the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard. Using Linux 3.1 kernel and multi-threaded tests. To be compared to other Intel CPUs for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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AMD Bulldozer vs. Intel Gulftown Scaling,
"C-Ray 1.1 - Total Time",
Lower Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",51.822,51.121,51.073
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",94.112,94.121,94.143
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",188.199,188.341,188.063
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",310.393,305.133,306.172
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",63.752,62.768,62.726
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",35.703,35.726,35.699
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",37.821,37.375,37.469
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",54.23,54.365,54.459
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",110.059,108.374,108.442
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",220.325,216.853,216.975
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",49.747,49.874,49.879
"GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 - Operation: Sharpen",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",65,65,65
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",40,40,40
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",23,23,23
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",13,13,13
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",55,55,55
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",94,94,94
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",64,64,64
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",48,48,48
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",28,28,28
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",15,15,15
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",70,75,75,75
"7-Zip Compression 9.13 - Compress Speed Test",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",17823,18106,17959
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",9394,9419,9322
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",4843,4914,4930
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",3298,3293,3307
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",14497,14037,14281
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",22958,23356,25313,23511,23048,23044
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",18041,17940,17995
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",14375,13972,14184
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",7472,7416,7438
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",3776,3767,3774
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",19319,19351,19427
"NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 - Test / Class: UA.A",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",38.71,38.75,38.21
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",23.3,23.42,23.28
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",12.71,12.71,12.7
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",7.63,7.63,7.6
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",32.45,32.65,32.41
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",53.93,54.1,53.91
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",49.18,49.34,49.1
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",38.19,37.92,38.3
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",23.07,23.14,23.07
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",12.58,12.61,12.61
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",42.96,42.68,42.86
"NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 - Test / Class: BT.A",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",11221.18,11218.23,11184.95
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",6668.59,6637.93,6637.28
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",3557.87,3553.78,3563.97
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",2170.05,2165.79,2170.57
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",9269.53,9329.23,9319.11
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",13238.8,13312.34,13350.2
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",13934.72,13873.05,13922.25
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",10511.19,10490.37,10559.86
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",5931.58,5929.74,5909.7
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",3061.93,3023.17,3062.84
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",11097.53,11127.54,11067.38
"GraphicsMagick 1.3.12 - Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",68,68,68
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",47,47,47
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",29,29,29
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",16,16,16
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",61,61,61
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",92,92,92
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",66,66,66
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",50,50,50
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",30,30,30
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",16,16,16
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",70,75,75,75
"CLOMP 3.3 - Static OMP Speedup",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",2.45,2.43,2.5,2.5,2.42
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",2.56,2.54,2.48,2.5,2.55
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",1.58,1.56,1.56,1.58,1.57
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",0.99,0.98,0.97,0.98,0.97
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",2.59,2.54,2.61,2.62,2.53
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",5.09,5.49,5.78,4.95,5.5,5.08,5.72,5.08,6.04,5.81
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",4.53,4.24,4.35,4.35,4.32
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",3.41,3.38,3.24,3.58,3.41,3.62,3.49,3.39,3.61,3.47
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",1.93,1.93,1.95,1.97,1.88
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",0.99,0.99,0.98,0.98,0.98
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",4.96,5.32,5.38,5.51,5.33,5.51,5.51,5.13,5.38
"NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 - Test / Class: LU.A",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",11762.07,11674.54,11669.47
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",7010.5,6964.49,6932.38
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",3540.6,3510.47,3487.7
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",2239.55,2234.28,2249.65
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",9701.5,9634.42,9544.22
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",11843.12,11538.83,11546.18
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",10671.19,10581.94,10717.29
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",8589.38,8556.64,8553.81
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",4936.25,4925.95,4982.83
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",2606.19,2603.81,2601.19
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",9879.54,10147.08,10217.54
"NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 - Test / Class: FT.B",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",6635.06,6576.25,6508.49
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",4081.81,4158.25,4140.14
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",2159.92,2084.76,2087.07
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",1468.46,1476.34,1477.65
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",5549.59,5685.96,5652.61
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",3953.53,3944.56,3942.38
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",4990.91,4979.69,5002.57
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",4320.45,4310.21,4313.71
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",2558.06,2554.08,2562.05
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",1354.44,1353.7,1357.22
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",3928.49,3924.11,3928.19
"NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 - Test / Class: EP.B",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",163.84,162.21,161.93
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",87.1,87.21,87.2
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",43.56,43.6,43.68
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",23.14,23.16,23.12
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",130.99,131.05,130.84
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",297.89,295.18,295.67
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",198.96,198.74,198.56
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",131.48,130.22,132.92
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",66.47,66.48,66.45
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",32.75,33.11,32.48
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",201.73,203.02,201.58
"Smallpt 1.0 - Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples",
Lower Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",104,104,104
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",192,191,191
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",409,383,382,383
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",774,774,774
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",128,128,128
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",76,76,76
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",105,105,105
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",154,154,154
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",308,308,308
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",618,615,617
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",101,101,101
"x264 2010-11-22 - H.264 Video Encoding",
Higher Results Are Better
"AMD FX-8150: 8 Threads",100.87,102.81,103.06
"AMD FX-8150: 4 Threads",54.37,54.37,54.04
"AMD FX-8150: 2 Threads",27.87,27.97,27.96
"AMD FX-8150: 1 Thread",20.32,21.34,21.4
"AMD FX-8150: 6 Threads",81.49,82.11,82
"Intel Core i7 990X: 12 Threads",85.46,135.11,136.07,135.52,135.82,137.16
"Intel Core i7 990X: 6 Threads",85.32,108.08,108.48,109.7,107.98,108.85
"Intel Core i7 990X: 4 Threads",68.58,71.96,72.77
"Intel Core i7 990X: 2 Threads",34.72,35.44,35.83
"Intel Core i7 990X: 1 Thread",19.24,23.9,23.79,23.84,23.78,23.8
"Intel Core i7 990X: 8 Threads",84.92,102.49,103.08,103.31,102.9,102.43