AMD FX-8150: Bulldozer on the bench table

In this article we'll show you a detailed analysis of the performance of the AMD FX-8150, top of the range of proposals based on the new Bulldozer architecture. The tests provide a full suite of tests in which the CPU will be compared to other proposals of the market, either by default or at different frequencies. We will also consider the impact of memory on performance, and the consumption as a function of voltage.

Cinebench 10

Software product from Maxon that allow, through the development of three-dimensional images and content, to test the CPU performance. This release allow to test the CPU using a single core, or all the cores inside the processor.

Going to another type of applications, rendering in particular, we see that AMD does not shine in some respect to others, especially those from Intel. Rendering on a single core (1 CPU) it loses a lot towards Intel rival but you can see as well towards the 1100T AMD CPU, with Thuban architecture and characterized by the presence of 6 physical cores, does not gain a lot on the single core test. Even the Speed-up test shows a score of 5x, which is very similar to the one scored by the Intel i7-3960x, that we remember to be 6 core.

Other very significant graphic, even in this case we note that the total score (Rendering xCPU) is at the AMD 1100T level. The score of single core instead sees again a step back, where it marked a score lower than a Thuban, but also against the Phenom II X4 CPU.