Review Consensus: AMD FX Processor 8150 Underwhelming

[Horrux]

Why's everyone comparing the power consumption of a 4core to an neutered 8core that's like comparing apples to bananas ofcourse it's going to use more power it's got more actual cores DUH

evan if it does perform worse watt for watt (that's just bad design)

And it also has more than double the total transistors, at a larger process node.

 

[nt300]

Bulldozer has great power controlling restraints and runs cool. It is when you start Overclocking the processor and upping its core voltage is where you find it sucking back power. The same can be said for SandyBridge and other similarly priced CPU's. We are talking about a very large 2 Billion Transistor CPU with 8-Cores. Run it stock and you got yourself a power saving processor. If you plan on overclocking this processor, then there shouldn't be complaints about power usage.

Sure AMD could have done a lot better overall with this Bulldozer Micro-Architecture, but unfortunately they've catered the design for the full server/workstation market. According to recent news via the blogosphere, AMD plans on a complete molestation (Overhaul) of the Bulldozer design for the forthcoming Piledriver Core. This in turn should be enough to keep them quite competitive overall and reclassify Bulldozer II (Piledriver) for the high performance desktop segment.

Here is the link,
http://www.amazon.com/review/RV7ZTITV8B968/ref=cm_cr_rev_detup_redir?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=FxJHU1JA6RGBGI&cdPage=1&asin=B005UBNKZG&newContentNum=7&store=electronics&cdThread=Tx11VIXKGCH4PMP&newContentID=MxWIFRARWE6PHD#Mx26OZ7SIVR3DOZ

 

[Covert_Death]

Here is the link,
http://www.amazon.com/review/RV7ZTITV8B968/ref=cm_cr_rev_detup_redir?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=FxJHU1JA6RGBGI&cdPage=1&asin=B005UBNKZG&newContentNum=7&store=electronics&cdThread=Tx11VIXKGCH4PMP&newContentID=MxWIFRARWE6PHD#Mx26OZ7SIVR3DOZ

this is what i'm hoping for

they obviously focused on servers for BD (which is fine) so i hope they shift gears and focus on Enthusiast desktop for PD!

 

[LordJummy]

If you were waiting all that time for BD, and now you are going to keep waiting again for PD you are basically the definition of insanity.

This thread should definitely be closed down. I just keep watching the exact same comments back and forth, and it's giving me deja vu to be honest.

 

[Damn_Smooth]

If you were waiting all that time for BD, and now you are going to keep waiting again for PD you are basically the definition of insanity.

This thread should definitely be closed down. I just keep watching the exact same comments back and forth, and it's giving me deja vu to be honest.

You do realize that you have complete freedom not to click on the thread right? With Piledriver and IB launching around the same time, I have no problem stretching out my Phenom II until then.

 

[naoan]

If you were waiting all that time for BD, and now you are going to keep waiting again for PD you are basically the definition of insanity.

This thread should definitely be closed down. I just keep watching the exact same comments back and forth, and it's giving me deja vu to be honest.

Every Bulldozer thread give me that

Well, once there's one with link to bigfoot sighting, that was pretty fresh actually

 

[Covert_Death]

same here... i have an 990FX board so i will get the best chip that will fit it, and PD is pretty close, what i won't do is buy another MOBO anytime soon, but im not going to buy BD then a few months later want PD... that is insanity

 

[LordJummy]

same here... i have an 990FX board so i will get the best chip that will fit it, and PD is pretty close, what i won't do is buy another MOBO anytime soon, but im not going to buy BD then a few months later want PD... that is insanity

You are just further proving what I said. You wait for BD which fails (in so many ways), you continue to wait for the next release from the same company expecting different results. What makes you think the next release is going to be all good when their last several releases were mediocre at best? Interesting...

Do you ever want to stop waiting and start doing?

 

[BrooksyX]

You are just further proving what I said. You wait for BD which fails (in so many ways), you continue to wait for the next release from the same company expecting different results. What makes you think the next release is going to be all good when their last several releases were mediocre at best? Interesting...

Do you ever want to stop waiting and start doing?

Agreed playing the waiting game is just an endless cycle. Either get a current bulldozer or sell your stuff and jump to sandybridge.

 

[erocker]

Agreed playing the waiting game is just an endless cycle. Either get a current bulldozer or sell your stuff and jump to sandybridge.

..or buy a 1090t. Dirt cheap 6 core and it will do what you need.

 

[CDdude55]

..or buy a 1090t. Dirt cheap 6 core and it will do what you need.

Already have a 1055T, and already have a 990FX board so i'm waiting for PD or current gen BD revisions.

I don't have money to spend on both a BD and SB platform like you do.

 

[erocker]

Already have a 1055T, and already have a 990FX board so i'm waiting for PD or current gen BD revisions.

I don't have money to spend on both a BD and SB platform like you do.

Okay... a 1055T is fine

 

[CDdude55]

Okay... a 1055T is fine

lol, just throwing it out there that i pretty much have to stick with the platform i picked, so i'm still in hopes BD will get better.

 

[erocker]

lol, just throwing it out there that i pretty much have to stick with the platform i picked, so i'm still in hopes BD will get better.

I don't think I was talking to you. Maybe I was. Bah, I don't care. This thread is stale anyways man.

 

[Covert_Death]

lol, just throwing it out there that i pretty much have to stick with the platform i picked, so i'm still in hopes BD will get better.

this^

this is why i don't mind waiting for PD, im not playing the waiting game, im just waiting for the best option for my MoBo... i upgraded to a 990FX because i needed a new MoBo but couldn't really afford another CPU at the same time so i had to get something that would work with my PII, now that things are settling down for me a bit i would like to eventually upgrade my CPU but i don't want to have to replace my MOBO to do that since i just got this one, BD seemed like the right choice before it released but its just not enough to push me to do it at this time, so maybe when PD is released in a few months it will be, or a revision of BD...

either way i want to use my AM3+ board so whatever chip entices me the most i will get

 

[LordJummy]

this^

this is why i don't mind waiting for PD, im not playing the waiting game, im just waiting for the best option for my MoBo... i upgraded to a 990FX because i needed a new MoBo but couldn't really afford another CPU at the same time so i had to get something that would work with my PII, now that things are settling down for me a bit i would like to eventually upgrade my CPU but i don't want to have to replace my MOBO to do that since i just got this one, BD seemed like the right choice before it released but its just not enough to push me to do it at this time, so maybe when PD is released in a few months it will be, or a revision of BD...

either way i want to use my AM3+ board so whatever chip entices me the most i will get

Either way, what do these thinking out loud posts have anything to do with "Review Consensus: AMD FX Processor 8150 underwhelming" ?

 

[Covert_Death]

Either way, what do these thinking out loud posts have anything to do with "Review Consensus: AMD FX Processor 8150 underwhelming" ?

lol absolutely nothing.

unless you consider the fact that since reviews were underwhelming it gives motivation to possibly wait for PD if waiting for a AM3+ chip haha

 

[Super XP]

AMD plans on a complete molestation (Overhaul) of the Bulldozer design for the forthcoming Piledriver Core. This in turn should be enough to keep them quite competitive overall and reclassify Bulldozer II (Piledriver) for the high performance desktop segment.

It would be nice to get some confirmation about this overhaul. Are they talking about the Socket AM3+ 8-Core Piledriver or the 10-Core Piledriver for Socket FM2 that is said to get released sometime in 2013?

 

[btarunr]

It would be nice to get some confirmation about this overhaul. Are they talking about the Socket AM3+ 8-Core Piledriver or the 10-Core Piledriver for Socket FM2 that is said to get released sometime in 2013?

AMD in its own presentation told us to expect just about 10% performance improvement overall between Bulldozer and Piledriver.

 

[Completely Bonkers]

... and that 10% gain was speculative and shown as a performance/watt improvement. Therefore, raw performance might be less than 10%, ie, could be as low as 0%

 

[nt300]

AMD in its own presentation told us to expect just about 10% performance improvement overall between Bulldozer and Piledriver.

You mean 10% increase not including Bulldozer's fixes that it needs. If they mean 10% after BD's fixes then they call this Piledriver, then Houston, we have a problem.

 

[Super XP]

You mean 10% increase not including Bulldozer's fixes that it needs. If they mean 10% after BD's fixes then they call this Piledriver, then Houston, we have a problem.

I bloody hope not, it better be Bulldozer fixes, make it run the way it was meant to run, then only then squeeze out ANOTHER 10% gto 15% and call that Piledriver. If not then I am afraid of Intel once again AMD

 

[Robotguts]

BulDozers Now on sale @ PCCG FOR $259.00

As of Today....26/10/11

BulDozer PCCG has now on for sale 1st Batch,

AMD FX-8120 8-Core Processor $259.00
AMD FX-6100 6-Core Processor $215.00


:cry:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18658

 

[Athlonite]

8 out of 11 etailers here are saying out of stock

AMD FX-Series FX-8150 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ Box $394.44

AMD FX-Series FX-8120 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ Box $328.43

AMD FX-Series FX-6100 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ Box $277.14

AMD FX-Series FX-4100 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ Box $195.00

 

[Neuromancer]

As of Today....26/10/11

BulDozer PCCG has now on for sale 1st Batch,

AMD FX-8120 8-Core Processor $259.00
AMD FX-6100 6-Core Processor $215.00



link

Fixed that for you.

Next time no point in giant sizing the font or changing the color (lol changing hte color of hyperlinks tee hee) All you succeeded in doing was making a large font broken looking hyperlink.

Though I gotta admit why was the end colon of your emoticon orange instead of red???