CplMOFO - AMD Bulldozer 8-cores is finally out!!!!!!
Alright,
for AMD processor lovers/supporters. the 8 cores AMD CPU, code named BULLDOZER (FX-8150) is finally out today, October 12th 2011..after a long wait and delays.
It's a true number cruncher, but sadly, for a gamers point of view, it doesn't beat the Intel 2500K.....
That being said, it's still fast, just not beating Intel...that's sad for AMD, they cannot seem to be able to reproduce the same momentum they gained in 2004 with their then famous Athlon 64!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/47155-amd-bulldozer-fx-8150-processor-review.html
chart from Hardwarecanuck.com (FX-8150 against 2500K/2600K)
The DIFF column is where it's at...the black numbers are where AMD is on top...the red numbers are the percentages of how much intel is on top
I'm glad I didn't wait and got my 2500K early in April...
That being said, AMD 8-core is a good CPU, but doesn't beat the Intel 4-cores 2500K...AMD priced their new CPU higher than 2500K...
For aMD lovers, this new CPU is still a sexy beast in terms of number crunching, it's just too bad it doesn't crunch games better than intel...
Basically, an older AMD 6-core 1100T is performing at pretty much the same level, and for $50 cheaper....
summary editorial from Techpowerup:
Review Consensus: AMD FX Processor 8150 Underwhelming It's been in the works for over three years now. That's right, the first we heard of "Bulldozer" as a processor architecture under development was shortly after the launch of "Barcelona" K10 architecture. Granted, it wasn't possible to load close to 2 billion transistors on the silicon fab technology AMD had at the time, but AMD had a clear window over the last year to at least paper-launch the AMD FX. Delays and bad marketing may have cost AMD dearly in shaping up the product for the market.
After drawing a consensus from about 25 reviews (links in Today's Reviews on the front page), it emerges that:
AMD FX-8150 is missing its performance expectations by a fair margin. Not to mention performance gains in its own presentation, these expectations were built up by how AMD was shaping the product to be a full-fledged enthusiast product with significant performance gains over the previous generation
AMD ill-marketed the FX-8150. Hype is a double-edged sword, and should not be used if you're not confident your offering will live up to at least most of the hype. AMD marketed at least the top-tier FX-8000 series eight-core processors as the second coming of Athlon64 FX.
At the end of the day, graphics cards performance matters more than which MODERN CPUs you're using...
So if you really wanna go with a new FX-8150 CPU from AMD, you'll still get really good performance if your graphics are up to the task..
Thanks