AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 122.42

Overall Rank:
1875th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2392nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
532nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $42.99 USD (2024-07-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5263

Single Thread Rating

1433

Samples: 2381*
*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	19,927 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,918 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,795 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,657 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	89,491 KBytes/Sec
Physics	459 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,728 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,433 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$42.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,263

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		122.42
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		1,433

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2272759 - Dec 11 2024		5651
BL2259105 - Nov 29 2024		5579
BL2249218 - Nov 18 2024		5618
BL2240125 - Nov 08 2024		5596
BL2234882 - Nov 01 2024		5050

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,263
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,411 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,775 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,473 (+23.0%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,445 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,346 (+1.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,339 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,576 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,499 (+4.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		3,691 (-29.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,181 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,101 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		6,057 (+15.1%)

Is the AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		674

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