AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 116.99

Overall Rank: 1452

Last Price Change: $44.82 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

5243

Single Thread Rating: 1428
Samples: 2331*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,769
Thread: 1,370

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Integer Math	19,981 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,940 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,862 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,640 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	89,514 KBytes/Sec
Physics	456 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,709 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,428 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$44.98 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,243

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.30
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		163.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.10
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		116.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		68.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		1,428

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1819820 - May 16 2023		5728
BL1805305 - Apr 28 2023		5598
BL1801813 - Apr 23 2023		5265
BL1775626 - Mar 22 2023		5739
BL1771358 - Mar 17 2023		5704

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
As of 31st of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,243
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,434 (+3.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,294 (+1.0%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,088 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,965 (-5.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,657 (-11.2%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,523 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,120 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,114 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,750 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		4,680 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,403 (+22.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,310 (+20.3%)

Is the AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,105
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,459
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,789
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,729
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		931

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

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