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 BridgeProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLScreen ResolutionAMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KFX-4100AMD 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 -4100 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores)Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3200GB SAMSUNG SP2004C + 250GB SAMSUNG SP2504CNVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/400MHz)Realtek ALC889Gentoo 2.0.33.2.1-gentoo-r2 (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.11.2NVIDIA 290.103.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10GCC 4.5.3 + llvm 2.9ext3OpenBenchmarking.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.- FX-4100: Firefox and BOINC were running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.

AMD FX-4100 vs. Fusion vs. Sandy Bridgec-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplespovray: Total Timetscp: AI Chess Performancegraphics-magick: HWB Color Spacegraphics-magick: Blurgraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizinggraphics-magick: Sharpenjohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancegcrypt: CAMELLIA256-ECB Ciphercompress-7zip: Compress Speed Testencode-mp3: WAV To MP3encode-flac: WAV To FLACffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDx264: H.264 Video Encodingmafft: Multiple Sequence Alignmentnpb: BT.Anpb: CG.Bnpb: EP.Bnpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: SP.Anpb: UA.Aclomp: Static OMP Speedupopenarena: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offlightsmark: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080AMD FX-4100AMD A8-3850Intel Core i3 2120Intel Core i5 2400SIntel Core i5 2500KFX-4100106.752119132937801238744924435236671408286663.653777887728.698.7516.5050.1928.865982.311788.9478.973785.1999.916058.103645.033735.7921.482.31103.6021611612479421157144984726453331346685252.934100948831.198.5129.0447.7133.167400.051455.2484.214124.0497.055899.283534.663553.2720.942.97330.30166.93371.4376.6464.31110.6921378347163812682431034341770001273379777.453037800821.266.9614.2148.9022.186470.071500.72102.143605.97165.305780.624489.633815.9723.683.24500.53184.56520.5776.8464.2070.1118778447107313176391013741013331269779477.6330501006021.296.9817.2861.6222.009419.502333.07104.234970.15164.277825.546116.875362.2631.312.76524.33185.12536.7776.6864.1153.3914470152878015994501254746686671419189086.5527201267018.986.2216.4376.0319.6611798.802680.08136.326199.94183.579834.046517.096132.6737.283.19565.67187.39546.1576.7864.17105.222152619101247138853232490001337282258.903638885131.0710.3215.6149.2931.406262.061744.3077.083757.15100.626035.403575.623606.4020.81158.4010.069.89OpenBenchmarking.org

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 2500KFX-410020406080100SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3106.75103.60110.6970.1153.39105.22

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 2500KFX-410050100150200250SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3211216213187144215

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 2500K20040060080010009131161783784701

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 2500KFX-4100110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 250.13, N = 5SE +/- 90.79, N = 5SE +/- 431.75, N = 5SE +/- 389.74, N = 5SE +/- 124.43, N = 5SE +/- 12491.75, N = 10293780247942471638471073528780261910

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 2500KFX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3123115126131159124

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 2500KFX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3877182769471

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 2500KFX-41001122334455SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3444443395038

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 2500KFX-4100306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3929810310112585

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 2500KFX-41001122334455SE +/- 1.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 6444743374732

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 2500KFX-41001000K2000K3000K4000K5000KSE +/- 5897.27, N = 3SE +/- 4666.67, N = 3SE +/- 5773.50, N = 3SE +/- 54861.44, N = 3SE +/- 13531.86, N = 3SE +/- 65033.32, N = 3352366726453334177000410133346686673249000

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 2500KFX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.70, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.94, N = 3SE +/- 55.77, N = 3SE +/- 115.66, N = 3140821346612733126971419113372

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 2500KFX-41002004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.46, N = 3866852797794890822

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 2500KFX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.05, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.17, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 4SE +/- 0.91, N = 463.6552.9377.4577.6386.5558.90

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 2500KFX-41009001800270036004500SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 298.31, N = 6377741003037305027203638

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 2500KFX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 4.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.17, N = 3SE +/- 70.48, N = 3SE +/- 157.56, N = 6SE +/- 55.16, N = 3SE +/- 22.92, N = 388779488800810060126708851

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 2500KFX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.52, N = 1028.6931.1921.2621.2918.9831.07

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 2500KFX-41003691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.30, N = 108.758.516.966.986.2210.32

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 2500KFX-4100714212835SE +/- 0.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 616.5029.0414.2117.2816.4315.61

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 2500KFX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 350.1947.7148.9061.6276.0349.29

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 2500KFX-4100816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 428.8633.1622.1822.0019.6631.40

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 2500KFX-41003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 12.46, N = 3SE +/- 18.13, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 17.42, N = 3SE +/- 24.07, N = 35982.317400.056470.079419.5011798.806262.06

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 2500KFX-41006001200180024003000SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 6.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 16.89, N = 31788.941455.241500.722333.072680.081744.30

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 2500KFX-4100306090120150SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 378.9784.21102.14104.23136.3277.08

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 2500KFX-410013002600390052006500SE +/- 15.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 9.08, N = 3SE +/- 5.55, N = 3SE +/- 15.11, N = 33785.194124.043605.974970.156199.943757.15

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 2500KFX-41004080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 399.9197.05165.30164.27183.57100.62

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 2500KFX-41002K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 82.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.15, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 12.39, N = 3SE +/- 29.43, N = 3SE +/- 33.51, N = 36058.105899.285780.627825.549834.046035.40

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 2500KFX-410014002800420056007000SE +/- 1.71, N = 3SE +/- 3.56, N = 3SE +/- 4.46, N = 3SE +/- 5.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 4.13, N = 33645.033534.664489.636116.876517.093575.62

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 2500KFX-410013002600390052006500SE +/- 13.66, N = 3SE +/- 12.77, N = 3SE +/- 6.54, N = 3SE +/- 3.75, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 14.39, N = 33735.793553.273815.975362.266132.673606.40

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 2500KFX-4100918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 321.4820.9423.6831.3137.2820.81

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 2500K0.7291.4582.1872.9163.645SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.00, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 52.312.973.242.763.19

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 2500KFX-4100120240360480600SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 3.74, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3330.30500.53524.33565.67158.40

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 2500K4080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3166.93184.56185.12187.39

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

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 2500KFX-410020406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 376.6476.8476.6876.7810.06

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 2500KFX-41001428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 364.3164.2064.1164.179.89


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