AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridge

AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Bulldozer CPU benchmarking for Phoronix.com on a remote system for a future article. Thanks to Daniel Newkirk for the SSH access to this AMD Bulldozer system due to lack of AMD FX CPUs at Phoronix. Comparison against AMD Llano Fusion A8-3850 and Intel Sandy Bridge processors.

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AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy BridgeProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLScreen ResolutionAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 GhzAMD 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 Phenom II X6 1055T @ 2.80GHz (6 Cores)Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3HAMD RS8802 x 2048 MB 1066MHz500GB SAMSUNG HD501LJNVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MBCMC 22 WSlackware 13.37.02.6.37.6 (x86_64)X Server 1.9.5NVIDIA1680x1050OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Intel Core i3 2120: Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Core i5 2400S: Compiz was running on this system.- Intel Core i5 2500K: Compiz was running on this system.- Phenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz: AMD CnQ was enabled.

AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridgetscp: AI Chess Performancec-ray: Total Timeffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDnpb: EP.Bcompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testopenarena: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offnpb: BT.Asmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesnpb: IS.Cnpb: MG.Bnpb: CG.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: UA.Ajohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESnpb: SP.Anpb: LU.Amafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentpovray: Total Timeencode-mp3: WAV To MP3openssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancex264: H.264 Video Encodinggcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Cipherlightsmark: 1920 x 1080clomp: Static OMP Speedupencode-flac: WAV To FLACgraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacejohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishgraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Sharpenunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz293780106.7516.5078.9788775982.3121199.913645.031788.943785.1921.4835236673735.796058.1028.8691328.6963.6550.1937772.318.751231408286692874444247942103.6029.0484.219488330.30166.937400.0521697.053534.661455.244124.0420.9426453333553.275899.2833.16116131.1952.9347.714100371.432.978.51115134668529871444764.3176.64471638110.6914.21102.148008500.53184.566470.07213165.304489.631500.723605.9723.6841770003815.975780.6222.1878321.2677.4548.903037520.573.246.961261273379710382434364.2076.8447107370.1117.28104.2310060524.33185.129419.50187164.276116.872333.074970.1531.3141013335362.267825.5422.0078421.2977.6361.623050536.772.766.981311269779410176393764.1176.6852878053.3916.43136.3212670565.67187.3911798.80144183.576517.092680.086199.9437.2846686676132.679834.0419.6670118.9886.5576.032720546.153.196.221591419189012594504764.1776.7831995959.8618.07161.35160803111423.0811099.894093.141883.146461.2834.2530441674498.748633.5827.0290825.2370.0029733.347.45173901079OpenBenchmarking.org

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 139.02, N = 5293780247942471638471073528780319959

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz20406080100SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3106.75103.60110.6970.1153.3959.86

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 316.5029.0414.2117.2816.4318.07

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 378.9784.21102.14104.23136.32161.35

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 100.83, N = 3887794888008100601267016080

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3330.30500.53524.33565.673.00

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3166.93184.56185.12187.391.00

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz3K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 40.15, N = 35982.317400.056470.079419.5011798.8011423.08

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz50100150200250SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3211216213187144110

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 399.9197.05165.30164.27183.5799.89

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz14002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 14.96, N = 33645.033534.664489.636116.876517.094093.14

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 7.14, N = 31788.941455.241500.722333.072680.081883.14

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz14002800420056007000SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 42.59, N = 33785.194124.043605.974970.156199.946461.28

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 321.4820.9423.6831.3137.2834.25

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz1000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 85007.61, N = 6352366726453334177000410133346686673044167

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz13002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 11.06, N = 33735.793553.273815.975362.266132.674498.74

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 16.04, N = 36058.105899.285780.627825.549834.048633.58

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 428.8633.1622.1822.0019.6627.02

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz20040060080010009131161783784701908

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.07, N = 528.6931.1921.2621.2918.9825.23

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz20406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.72, N = 463.6552.9377.4577.6386.5570.00

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 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 350.1947.7148.9061.6276.03

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz9001800270036004500SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 49.24, N = 6377741003037305027202973

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 2500K120240360480600SE +/- 7.50, N = 6SE +/- 3.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3371.43520.57536.77546.15

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz0.75151.5032.25453.0063.7575SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.18, N = 102.312.973.242.763.193.34

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz246810SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.09, N = 98.758.516.966.986.227.45

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 2500K4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3123115126131159

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz4K8K12K16K20KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 5.46, N = 3140821346612733126971419117390

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 2500KPhenom X6 1055T @ 3.8 Ghz2004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38668527977948901079

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 2500K306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 39298103101125

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 2500K20406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 38771827694

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 2500K1122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34444433950

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 2500K1122334455SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 34447433747

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

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


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