Testseek.co.uk have collected 224 expert reviews of the AMD FX-8150 Black Edition 3.6GHz Socket AM3 Plus and the average rating is 67%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD FX-8150 Black Edition 3.6GHz Socket AM3 Plus.
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The editors liked
Innovative architecture design
Very overclockable
Power efficient using Cool 'n' Quiet
Improved Turbo modes
Great overclocking
Serious multi-threading chops for less than £200
Eight cores and loads of clock speed at a reasonable price
Modern design
Elegant modular architecture
Attractive pricing
AM3socket is backwards compatible
Performance in applications makes effective use of multiple cores
Two Turbo modes
Architecture design
Multipliers are unlocked out of the box
Overclocks well
Good scaling
Faster than the Core i5 2500k
Performs exceptionally well with modern gaming engines
The editors didn't like
Weak single thread performance
Often outperformed by Phenom II
Only fast in ideal scenarios
Only slightly faster at stock than 1100T
Struggles against 2500K
And is pricier
Performance is unimpressive
And the power draw is too high.
Not as fast as Thuban (1100T) in lightload apps
Underload powerdraw not ideal
Arguably still behind Intel's SB as an allround chip
Power consumption
Performances should be higher compared with competitors' CPUs and AMD's older models
Expensive
Performance left us wanting more
UK pricing is high
Putting it head to head against Core i7 2600k
When Core i5 2500k is overclocked it is closely matched
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