AMD FX-SERIES PERFORMANCE UNLOCKING CORES SECRETS BENCHMARKS

AMD FX 8150 - 8120 - 6100 and 4100 performance review

AMD released the FX series Zambezi - Bulldozer based processor. Everybody has been focusing on that most high-end AMD FX 8150 processor. However there where three other processors released.

The processors added into the chart are the eight core AMD FX 8120, the six-core AMD FX 6100 and the four core AMD FX 4100.

So the top of the range part, FX-8150, is clocked at 3.6 GHz, with a TDP of 125W. Next in line is the FX-8120, clocked at 3.1 GHz. 

  
The sole 6-core CPU will be FX-6100 at 3.3 GHz while the 4-core CPU will be FX-4100 clocked at 3.6 GHz, interestign as for less threaded applications that 4100 would be faster..

Both feature a 95W TDP, and will compete up against the Core i5 series. All CPUs feature 8MB L3 cache. This suggests that FX-6100 and FX-4100 are simply Zambezi processors with 1 module or  2 modules disabled, respectively.

 

Hardware and Software Used

We now begin the benchmark portion of this blog, but first let me show you our test system plus the software we used. 

Mainboard

ASUS Crosshair V Formula

Processor

AMD FX 8150 - 8120 - 6100 - 4100

Graphics Cards

GeForce GTX 580

Memory 

2x4096MB DDR3 1866 MHz CAS9 G.Skill RipJaws

Power Supply Unit

BFG 1200 EX Watt (DXX PCIe 2.0 model)
MonitorDell 3007WFP - up to 2560x1600




OS related SoftwareWindows 7 64-bit SP1 (latest patches & updates installed)
DirectX 9/10/11 latest End User Runtime
Geforce 263.09 WHQL


Software benchmark suiteSiSoft Sandra
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11
Handbrake
Cyberlink MediaEspresso
CineBENCH 11.5
FryRender
Far Cry 2
Crysis 2

Frames per second Gameplay

<30 FPS	very limited gameplay
30-40 FPS	average yet very playable
40-60 FPS	good gameplay
>60 FPS	best possible gameplay

  

DhryStone CPU test

	Whetstone FPU
	FryRender CineBench 11.5  Transcoding with MediaShow Espresso  Video Transcoding H.264 (DTS5.1) to x.264 AC3 5.1 3DMark Vantage CPU test  ZLib Compression  VP8 video compression  CPU Hash Benchmark Memory Write test Memory Read test Far Cry 2  Crysis 2 DX11: 3DMark 11   Unlock-Core - Secrets: There are no chances to unlock cores. AMD said months ago that the FX series will not have unlocking features like that on the Phenom II series did. Considering the module design of the chip I would have to agree with that statement. CONCLUSION The FX-series perform well in most benchmark but in few it gets beated, In my opinion the FX-series processors perform outclass according to performance/price value. I recommend you to purchase AMD FX-series to save money & expand your saved money in buying High-end graphics card. FEEDBACK / NEED HELP I am waiting for your feedback in helping me to improve my Blog. For feedback comment Below. Thanks for reading my Blog. If you need any help about AMD Processors, Graphics cards overclocking, unlocking, maintenance, improving gaming performance write feedback, i reply you as soon as possible. Tags: AMD FX-6100 vs 8150 vs 8120 vs  4100 vs Intel i7 980X vs i7 2600K vs i7 965 vs i5 2500k vs Phenom II X6 1100T vs X4 980BE vs 975BE vs 810 vs Athlon II X4 645 vs A8-3850 vs core i5 661 vs A6-3650 vs A8-3800, BENCHMARK, COMPARISON, SCORE, RATING, Better CPU.