AMDFD8150FRGUBOX
AMD100-100000071BOX

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Bulldozer.
Release date: Q4 2011.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 657,600 user samples
22,181 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 38% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 603rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 170th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
58.6 % 85.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+47%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.7 Pts +3% 76.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
62 Pts 138 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+123%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
117 Pts 270 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+131%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
210 Pts 513 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+144%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
329 Pts 900 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+174%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.2 Pts +2% 86.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
72.8 Pts 145 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+99%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
140 Pts 288 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+106%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
255 Pts 562 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+120%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
398 Pts 1009 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+154%
Market Share
Based on 67,713,323 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.76 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,700%
Value
Value For Money
44.2 % 93.4 % Hugely better value.
+111%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 89 % Much more popular.
+68%
Price
Price (score)
$770 $205 Much cheaper.
+73%
Age
Newest
150 Months 57 Months Much more recent.
+62%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz +5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
398 Pts 1479 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+272%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
335 Pts 1358 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+305%
Series
CPU Architecture
Bulldozer Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM3+ AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The AMD FX-8150 is the earliest eight core variant in AMD's flagship FX series. The FX-8150 was released in October 2011 and at that time it superseded the Phenom 1100T. Comparing the 1100T and FX-8150 shows that the newer FX-8150 has roughly the same single and dual core speed but, thanks to its extra two cores, pulled ahead of its predecessor by 15% in multi-core tests. The performance improvements over the 1100T are accompanied by an improved manufacturing process which reduced lithography from 45 to 32 nanometres; consequently both processors have the same maximum TDP of 125 Watts. Thanks to its eight cores the FX-8150 has strong multi-core performance but its single-core core speeds are still relatively weak compared to similarly priced Intel chips. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster[Jul '19 CPUPro]

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