Legit Processor Reviews

AMD FX-8150 Processor Review - Bulldozer Arrives

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: FD8150FRW8KGU
Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 - 11:00 PM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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PCMark 7

PCMark 7 Benchmarking

This is our first use of Futuremark PCMark 7 for a processor review. PCMark 7 which is specifically designed for Windows 7. It measures the performance of the latest PC hardware across a variety of common scenarios.

PCMark Vantage 7 supports both system level and component level benchmarking and comprises several different test suites but for the purposes of this review, we employed the standard test suite. The nice thing about it is that you can submit your scores online and compare against others.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Detailed Benchmark Results:

AMD 1100T PCMark 7 Benchmark Results

AMD FX-8150 Detailed Benchmark Results:

AMD FX-8150 PCMark 7 Benchmark Results

From the looks of things the main difference between the FX-8150 and the 1100T is the data decrypting test suite.

PCMark Vantage Benchmarking

Benchmark Results: PCMark 7 showed that the AMD FX-8150 was able to score 4351 points, this meant that it was able to beat all of the system that use a comparably priced processor!

Next Page - 3DMark Vantage


Review Index
Page 1 - AMD Brings Bulldozer To The Yard
Page 2 - AMD Bulldozer CPU Architecture
Page 3 - The AMD FX-8150 Press Kit & Water Cooler
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - AMD Turbo Core Details and Windows Index Score
Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP5
Page 7 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 8 - CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5
Page 9 - Handbrake
Page 10 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC3
Page 11 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 12 - PCMark 7
Page 13 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 14 - Resident Evil 5
Page 15 - H.A.W.X. 2 Benchmark
Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 17 - Total System Power Consumption
Page 18 - AMD FX-8150 CPU Temperature Testing
Page 19 - AMD FX-8150 CPU Overclocking
Page 20 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions