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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
Abstract: AMD FX 8150 - 8120 - 6100 and 4100 performance reviewYesterday 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.Thi...
Abstract: After so much postponing, AMD is finally releasing its new processor series based on the “Bulldozer” architecture, the FX, featuring models with four, six, or eight processing cores. Let’s test the top-of-the-line, the eight-core AMD FX-8150 (3.6 GHz),...
Good MT Performance, 8-Cores, 32nm Process, Fairly Overclockable, Affordably Priced
Consumed More Power Than 45nm Phenom II, Intel Still Offers Better Overall Performance and Power, Questionable Single Thread Performance
8-Core FX Series Processor DieAMD will be launching four FX series processors today, the flagship 125W FX-8150 we've shown you here, along with another a lower-clocked, 125W 8-core chip dubbed the FX-8120, a 95W 6-core processor called the FX-6100, and fi...
Excellent multithreaded performance, Attractive price, Unlocked multiplier for simplified overclocking,
Not always faster than competing Intel or AMD CPUs, Sluggish with multi-threaded workloads, High power usage under load, No integrated graphics, May require new motherboard, Windows 8 required for some features,
AMD threatens to make a dent in Intel’s performance leadership with its FX-8150 CPU, the first to use the company’s completely redesigned Bulldozer core architecture, but stumbles in a few key areas. ...
First consumer eightcore processor, Officially supports 4GHzplus turbo speeds and DDR31866 memory, An FX system has 42 PCIE lanes as opposed to the 24 lanes of a Sandy Bridge system, 990FX chipset supports NVIDIA SLI. Finally, AMD finally has a 32nm processor with good overclocking,
Requires a new Socket AM3 motherboard, Single core performance has remained static, Full performance requires Windows 8 system and applications that use its new instructions, Overall similar performance to Core i5 2500K, but at a higher price
Benchmark tests should always be taken with a grain of salt. It's difficult to try and isolate the performance difference a single component in a computer system makes, especially when it's necessary to compare across different manufacturers and platf...
When AMD released the X6 1095T me and VB had a serious argument about how good we thought it was and where it placed in the grand scheme of things. Suffice to say that with the FX8150 there was no such debate. At all.Bulldozer has been hyped as the next b...
Whether or not we're correct about Bulldozer really being a server and workstation CPU, it's terribly unsuited to the kinds of software we're currently using on consumer PCs. This software is still heavily reliant on single-thread performance, and the FX-...
It is extremely refreshing to see a new architecture from AMD after such a long time without one. Bulldozer is the world's first eight-core consumer CPU, and is marketed towards the consumer and enthusiast gaming crowd. The new chip does have many att...
What we wanted out of Bulldozer and AMD and what we are getting are two different things. AMD has built a very good processor in Bulldozer that can be had at a very good price. Bulldozer however is just some "Me too!" when comparing to Intel's $200 2500K...
Please keep in mind our game sampling here is very small due to time limitations.Our general take-away from our time with the AMD FX-8150 and gaming is that the game matters when it comes to performance deltas.We played a lot of Battlefield 3 Beta Multipl...
