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[PerryR]

http://www.justin.tv/bassbench#/w/1883595104

[undone]

http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/...1#Availability

the site said 10-15 is the ESTIMATED arrival date and subject to change, something looks strange but hard to tell what strange, facepalm.

[charged3800z24]

AMD confirmed yesterday at IGN that this week is launch

[PerryR]

This is better supplements my above link:

https://join.me/743-658-418

[Megacharge]

Wednesday the 12th most likely it will be available.

@Perry too bad I can't read Russian.

[PerryR]

The benchmarks shouldn't be hard to discern.

[liberato87]

fx 8150 video review

8-core processor, AMD FX-8150 video review

AMD's next-generation architecture based on the Bulldozer processor 8-core FX-8150 with all details in this video. Studies of Turkey, which is one of the first in the world, in this video, the FX-8150 and the Core i7 processor and the Phenom II X6 1100T-2600 compares with the turbo at the same time we look at the performance and overclocking capabilities.

slides
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post4968890

[PerryR]

http://www.donanimhaber.com/islemci/...o-inceleme.htm

LOL! Disaster! Dude in the vids I posted got 4.89 in CB 11.5.

[xdan]

May I use it in my signature?

Oliverda, now i see from what country you are.
Just until 12 try to not throw mud into lab501 romanian site.
You have some info from Hungary?
No, than don't try to discredit others shared informations.

[liberato87]

LOL! Disaster! Dude in the vids I posted got 4.89 in CB 11.5.

in your video is fx 8120

[spicypixel]

Weird I noticed SB850 on the cinebench report.

[PerryR]

in your video is fx 8120

I know, that's still bad.

[Oliverda]

Oliverda, now i see from what country you are.
Just until 12 try to not throw mud into lab501 romanian site.
You have some info from Hungary?
No, than don't try to discredit others shared informations.

I know what I know. That "preview" (or how we call that thing) would be a massive NDA breach if they've signed any NDA.

[muziqaz]

Come on. In that video there are other people doing something with that system, while he is remotely trying to bench it. Have no idea what is the point of this :/

[SBB]

fx 8150 video review

8-core processor, AMD FX-8150 video review

AMD's next-generation architecture based on the Bulldozer processor 8-core FX-8150 with all details in this video. Studies of Turkey, which is one of the first in the world, in this video, the FX-8150 and the Core i7 processor and the Phenom II X6 1100T-2600 compares with the turbo at the same time we look at the performance and overclocking capabilities.

They didnt state the test setup (at least not in text form - I don't speak turkish!) so I have no idea what to think of this, for those who don't want to waste time watching a slow video here are the results from it:

3dmark01
FX8150 = 44523
1100T = 46962
i7 2600K = 60850

3dmark06
FX8150 = 17699
1100T = 20243
i7 2600K = 25371

3dmark06 CPU
FX8150 = 5835
1100T = 5944
i7 2600K = 6690

3dmark11 Extreme
FX8150 = 1857
1100T = 1757
i7 2600K = 1855

3dmark11 Physics
FX8150 = 5829
1100T = 5257
i7 2600K = 8808

CineBench 11.5 x64
FX8150 = 5.98
1100T = 5.82
i7 2600K = 6.71

CPUMark 99
FX8150 = 486
1100T = 499
i7 2600K = 568

Fritz Chess
FX8150 = 12030
1100T = 11385
i7 2600K = 13240

PCMark 7
FX8150 = 2815
1100T = 2549
i7 2600K = 3233

SuperPi 1M
FX8150 = 20.472
1100T = 19.348
i7 2600K = 10.098

WinRAR
FX8150 = 51
1100T = 69
i7 2600K = 53

AIDA64 CPU AES
FX8150 = 294788
1100T = 53738
i7 2600K = 448842

AIDA64 FPU Sin Julia
FX8150 = 2900
1100T = 3197
i7 2600K = 4667

AIDA64 FPU Julia
FX8150 = 12472
1100T = 12583
i7 2600K = 18414

Batman Arkham Asylum (1920x1080, 8xAA)
FX8150 = 199
1100T = 194
i7 2600K = 202

Batman Arkham Asylum (1680x1050, 8xAA)
FX8150 = 213
1100T = 208
i7 2600K = 219

Civ 5 Leader Benchmark (1680x1050, 8x AA, AF+ Ultra)
FX8150 = 100.88
1100T = 100.43
i7 2600K = 98.81

Just Cause 2 (Desert Sunrise, 1920x1080)
FX8150 = 85.7
1100T = 84.39
i7 2600K = 86.5

Just Cause 2 (Desert Sunrise, 1680x1050)
FX8150 = 95.9
1100T = 94.48
i7 2600K = 97.38

3dmark06
FX-8150 + 1333MHz RAM = 17612
FX-8150 + 1866MHz RAM = 17699

3dmark06 CPU
FX-8150 + 1333MHz RAM = 5758
FX-8150 + 1866MHz RAM = 5835

Cinebench R11.5 x64
FX-8150 1333MHz RAM = 5.94
FX-8150 1866MHz RAM = 5.98

3dmark06 CPU
FX8150 4.5GHz = 6852
FX8150 = 5835
i7 2600K = 6690

SPI 1M
FX8150 4.5GHz = 19.297
FX8150 = 20.472
i7 2600K = 10.098

[Daveburt714]

SBB: I'm assuming those were all at stock clocks?
If so, it really doesn't look all that bad. Yeah, it's not the monster we had all hoped for, but it looks reasonable....

The Aida64 scores seem out of line, but that could be a software problem, and Spi I could really care less about.

It's priced reasonably, and I can't wait to see chew*'s results, let alone what the rest of us may be able to figure out with some tinkering...

[SBB]

They didnt say in text, i'd assume so. Theres a lot of info missing from the graphics they showed - it was just numbers and name of CPU.

[cegras]

It's all about how far you want to take the black box interpretation. For the price, will it be better than Thuban? If not, don't buy it. If yes, buy it. I'm interested in gaming benchmarks, encoding, compiling, and rendering. Maybe zipping.

[haylui]

i thought MovieMan told us that AMD has got a winner at hand..but look at these benchmarks scores....

[tbone8ty]

was there this much FUD before the phenom II 1090t launch? i forget but it feels very similar

this thread is like the stock market recently it comes and goes in waves, roller coaster, im trying not to puke

[Lmui]

Lab501 has come up with some pretty good articles that I've read in the past but I can't see how AMD would release something like this. Hopefully there's something that the NDA signers know that everyone without an NDA doesn't about bulldozer. Otherwise, I'm going to have to wait for one more generation or spend more than I'd like to upgrade my computer since I need the cores far more than I need the single thread speed judging by the way school's going.

It's looking rather disappointing for now but since I can't buy one yet anyways, might as well wait it out rather than join in the rampant speculation and arguing that's going on. Either way I put my opinion I'd get flamed as a fanboy and I'm not one.

[Baam]

Did the Lab51 guys have access to all this stuff that JF-AMD pointed out in his FAQ?
Not sure if OS optimize and app with the latest flags would make a big difference, but who knows.

Q. I saw a benchmark on xyz website. Is that how bulldozer will perform?A. No. Nothing posted before launch will be representative of actual performance. To get actual performance, you need:

Final production silicon
Final processor microcode
Final system BIOS
Final OS optimizaitons
Final drivers
An app compiled with the latest flags
A person who understands the app and configures the test properly

Without these things (and there are probably more), you cannot get an accurate benchmark. Any extrapolation of a crappy benchmark gives you a crappy estimate of actual performance. Period.

[Chickenfeed]

The OS, application functionality and users application knowledge are largely independent of AMDs control. The silicon, micro code, bios' and drivers are in their control so that list reeks of damage control where I'm concerned.

[PerryR]

I swear, none of this still makes sense, particularly after reflecting upon these prices from a Microcenter employee:

http://www.overclock.net/amd-general...ate-specs.html

[BeepBeep2]

...wtf