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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3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a completely new rendering engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new graphics API from Microsoft.

3DMark Vantage

The Performance settings were used for testing, so a resolution of 1280x1024 was used.

3dmark Vantage Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The AMD FX-8150 was able to hit an overall score of 18045 points in 3DMark Vantage. This score sets the FX-8150 121 points ahead of the Phenom II X6 1100T and 2728 points behind the Intel Core i7-2600K.

3dmark Vantage Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The GPU score of the AMD FX-8150 was lower than we would have expected in 3DMark Vantage. With a score of 17716 points it fell behind all of the processors with the exception of the AMD A8-3850 APU.

3dmark Vantage Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The CPU score of the AMD FX-8150 in 3DMark Vantage gained a little ground back. With an average CPU score of 19109 points it was ahead of the previous generation 'Thuban' and 'Deneb' flagship processors and was behind the two Intel Core i7 series processors.

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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