AMD BullDozer Review + Benchmarks

So the long wait is finally over :D

First proper benches and reviews have been sent out over the net.
I have to say I was expecting more, Having said that though, Its right on par with the 2600K, with the 2600k winning some benches and the FX8150 winning others. Also the FX8150 is considerably cheaper, coming in at around $70 less than the 2600k. Which translates into R800-R1000 price difference.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-fx...essor-review/1

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Concluding then. The reality remains that for me personally I would have preferred a faster per core performing AMD quad-core processor rather then an eight-core processor with just 'nice' per core performance. Who knows, for you, that just might not be the case. It's going to be interesting to see what you as an end-user will prefer. Overall though, the AMD FX 8150 is a processor we can recommend for the upper segment of mid-range computers at best.

It is nice and fast in your desktop environment with the many threads you can fire off at it, and if you love to compress, transcode or use your PC as a workstation, well it will offer heaps of performance and features for a fair price. The AMD FX 8150 can be purchased for 244 USD or cheaper for all that 8-core lovin'.

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These spu's are quick nontheless and in terms of pricepoint its a good buy. Thinking of going back to AMD.

http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...l=1#post548212

Well I have my setup ready.
Landmark says they will have the cpu selling at close to R3k which means they can stick it up their ass.
Will call suppliers and get a true price estimate, or just buy from new egg and get my mate from the states to send it to me.

This is looking like it may be my next chip!

Very disappointing really. I was expecting it to at least be competitive on a per core bases with the i5 and i7. As it stands I'd be better off just upgrading from my Athlon II X4 to a Phenom II.

From Anandtech's conclusion.

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So what do you do if you're buying today? If you have an existing high-end Phenom II system, particularly an X4 970 or above or an X6 of any sort, I honestly don't see much of a reason to upgrade. You're likely better off waiting for the next (and final) iteration of the AM3+ lineup if you want to stick with your current platform. If you're considering buying new, I feel like the 2500K is a better overall part. You get more predictable performance across the board regardless of application type or workload mix, and you do get features like Quick Sync. In many ways, where Bulldozer is a clear win is where AMD has always done well: heavily threaded applications. If you're predominantly running well threaded workloads, Bulldozer will typically give you performance somewhere around or above Intel's 2500K.

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Full review here.

I read some Anand benchies and i am not impressed. It looks like AMD is in the core race even though most applications can't make use of it. Time for them to change their game

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4955/41703.png

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Tom's hardware

http://media.bestofmicro.com/L/Y/310...sis%202560.png

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http://media.bestofmicro.com/L/M/310...inal/7-zip.png

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Originally Posted by Isengard

Very disappointing really. I was expecting it to at least be competitive on a per core bases with the i5 and i7. As it stands I'd be better off just upgrading from my Athlon II X4 to a Phenom II.

From Anandtech's conclusion.

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the Athlon II X4 was one of the best chips ever released one of my pc's is still running an athlon II x4 620 and it is still running all the latest games admirably on medium to max. the cores never go above 38 degrees and that pc runs 24/7 yet it hasnt given a single proble since i assembled it back in 2009. suprising performance considering it lacks l3 cache memory

Yeah, I was holding off on getting the Phenom X4 BE 965, but now it looks like what I will be going for at the end of the day...