AMD Bulldozer "Zambezi" FX-8150 is here!

AMD launches FX Series Bulldozer CPUs!  

 

Today was the offical launch day for four parts, two octa-core FX-8150 and FX-8120, one hexa core, FX-6100 and one quad core, FX-4100.

AMD finally lifted the NDA veil off its FX Series desktop CPUs based on the Bulldozer architecture and 32nm manufacturing process. The entire FX Series lineup includes seven parts. The much anticipated AMD FX family of CPUs are finally here!

Suggested retail price (U.S.):

• FX-8150: Eight cores, 3.6 GHz CPU base (3.9 GHz Turbo Core, 4.2 GHz Max Turbo), $245 ($345 w/ water cooler)
• FX-8120: Eight cores, 3.1 GHz CPU base (3.4 GHz Turbo Core, 4.0 GHz Max Turbo), $205
• FX-6100: Six cores, 3.3 GHz CPU base (3.6 GHz Turbo Core, 3.9 GHz Max Turbo), $165
• FX-4100: Four cores, 3.6 GHz CPU base (3.7 GHz Turbo Core, 3.8 GHz Max Turbo), $115

 Suggested retail price (EU):

• FX-8150: Eight cores, 3.6 GHz CPU base (3.9 GHz Turbo Core, 4.2 GHz Max Turbo), €229
• FX-8120: Eight cores, 3.1 GHz CPU base (3.4 GHz Turbo Core, 4.0 GHz Max Turbo), €189
• FX-6100: Six cores, 3.3 GHz CPU base (3.6 GHz Turbo Core, 3.9 GHz Max Turbo), €162
• FX-4100: Four cores, 3.6 GHz CPU base (3.7 GHz Turbo Core, 3.8 GHz Max Turbo), €115

The first four CPU models will be available the next few days. AMD advises you to combine them with AMD 9-series chipset motherboard and AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics cards to create the AMD “Scorpius” platform for “an astounding gaming and HD entertainment experience.

CyberPower rolls out AMD Bulldozer-powered gaming systems: www.tcmagazine.com or on official site: www.cyberpowerpc.com - AMD PCs

 

Reviews, overclocks:

(Fudzilla) AMD FX-8150 overclocked to 8030.15 MHz
(HotHardware) AMD FX-8150 8-Core CPU Review: Bulldozer Is Here
(Guru3D) AMD FX 8150 processor review
(HardwareHeaven) AMD FX-8150 Black Edition 8-Core Processor vs Core i7-2600K Review
(Hardware Canucks) AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 Processor Review
(KitGuru) AMD FX 8150 Black Edition 8-Core Review (with Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7
(TweakTown) AMD FX-8150 (AM3+) 3.6GHz Bulldozer CPU Review
(Legit Reviews) AMD FX-8150 Processor Review - Bulldozer Arrives
(Hexus) AMD Bulldozer FX-8150
(VR-Zone) AMD FX-8150 overclocking-review
(VR-Zone) AMD FX-8150 Memory Scaling Investigation - Feeding the Bulldozer
(Bit-tech) AMD FX-8150 Review
(Anandtech)The Bulldozer Review: AMD FX-8150 Tested
(Bjorn3d) AMD FX-8150 CPU: Bulldozer
(Bbitlabs) Bulldozer Has Arrived: AMD FX-8150 Processor Review
(Tomshardware) AMD FX-8150 Review: From Bulldozer To Zambezi To FX
(Hardocp) AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Desktop Performance Review
(Hardocp) AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Gameplay Performance Review

Some interesting comparisons when it comes to performance! AMDs high-end FX-8150 as a Core-i5 2500K beater, whereas it plays pretty evenly with Intel's Core i7-2600K with some benchmark wins and some benchmark losses. Of course this will depend quite a lot on the benchmarks. AMD FX-8150 doesn't really stand out in most of the tests! It's quite badly beaten in some tests. But in many cases, AMD's FX-8150 is able to close the gap between the Phenom II X6 and Intel's Core i5 2500K. Given the right workload, Bulldozer is actually able to hang with Intel's fastest Sandy Bridge parts.

Judging by reviews it doesn't look like the FX-series will be enough for AMD to oust Intel from the performance position in most benchmarks. Real world performance is much more important and if AMD can show that it has what it takes. Then we could see its new FX CPUs gaining some popularity. Either which way we look at it, we're getting a lot of CPU for our money.

AMD still has to work on its Bulldozer architecture to reach a full potential....

The Good
- Modern design, elegant modular architecture
- Attractive pricing
- AM3+ socket is backwards compatible

The Bad
- Not as fast as Thuban (1100T) in light-load apps
- Under-load power-draw not ideal
- Arguably still behind Intel's SB as an all-round chip

By: Air T.
 

AMD Bulldozer FX-Series CPUs detailed, allegedly set for October release!

AMD's highly-anticipated FX-Series processors (codename Zambezi), the first chips to be based on the Bulldozer architecture, will apparently miss the Q3 release plan, as a report is saying that the launch day of the CPUs is now scheduled for October.

Fortunately it's not all bad Bulldozer news as today we also get to contemplate on an allegedly real chart that provides details on no less than seven FX-Series models - four octo-core chips, two hexa-core and two quad-core.

Seen below, AMD's incoming FX-Series CPUs are made by GlobalFoundries on 32nm process technology, come in an AM3+ package, and have a built-in dual-channel DDR3-1866 memory controller, 1MB of L2 cache per core (so, 4/6/8MB on total), an unlocked multiplier and the Turbo Core 2.0 technology that will boost clock speed depending on load and the application running.

    (Credits: donanimhaber.com)

The flagship of the FX line is supposed to be the FX-8150 which boasts a core clock of 3.6 GHz, a Turbo clock of 4.2 GHz and a TDP of 125W. This one would be followed by two versions of the FX-8120 (3.1 GHz base clocks / 4 GHz Turbo), one with a 95W TDP and one topping 125W, and the entry-level octo-core FX-8100 (2.8 GHz base / 3.7 GHz Turbo / 95W TDP).

The hexa-core FX-6120 and quad-core FX-4120 have a TDP of 95W but unknown clocks, while the FX-6100 and FX-4100 come with the same TDP and feature base/Turbo clocks of 3.3/3.9 GHz and 3.6/3.8 GHz, respectively. Given the delay until Q4 it's not surprising that there are no prices to accompany the processor models.

Source: http://www.tcmagazine.com via http://www.donanimhaber.com

More news:
(Fudzilla.com) More Bulldozer specs revealed
(neowin.net) Bulldozer prototype suggests AMD shooting for Sandy Bridge performance
(wccftech.com) amd-details-bulldozerfx-b2-revision-details-clock-speedtdp-turbo-frequencies-chart-release

New AMD Bulldozer Zambezi-FX Processor Roadmap Leaked!

The folks over at DonanimHaber have released yet another new AMD Roadmap that details the upcoming AMD Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX) Processors all they way to the end of Q1 2012 that is worth taking a look at. It seems that a roadmap leak happens every couple weeks and what makes this interesting is that all of the processors have part numbers now and the first four are still planned for release in early Q3. The last AMD desktop CPU roadmap that we posted didn't have part numbers! The four FX processors that are scheduled to be released first are listed below:

• FX-8150 (125w, 8 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-8100 (95w, 8 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-6100 (95w, 6 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-4100 (95w, 4 Cores, up to 8MB L3 Cache)

After that you'll have to wait until the middle of Q4 and then the four processors listed below will be released. The frequencies are not yet known but we are fairly certain that they will be slightly faster than the Q3 processors!

• FX-8170 (125w, 8 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-8120 (95w, 8 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-6120 (95w, 6 Cores, 8MB L3 Cache)
• FX-4120 (95w, 4 Cores, up to 8MB L3 Cache)

Bulldozer FX-based processors to be seen from the table above are the first quad-core FX-4100, the six-core and eight-core FX-8100 FX-6100 FX-8150 model with the market in the third quarter, AMD sunucak, by the end of the beginning of the 2012 final to take the last orders sevkilyatlarını plans to take the market by realizing these models. AMD, Bulldozer FX processors, the first models in the last quarter before taking the market from October to November-December period, ie running at higher clock speeds than the quad-core FX-4120, the six-core and eight-core FX-6100 FX-8120 and FX-81 701 modelerini will be marketed. Bulldozer, AMD plans to do with the 2012 series of evolution, towards the middle of next year at Trinity plans to introduce processors, code-named Bulldozer. These processors, the Bulldozer architecture will have hybrid versions of the Fusion is designed and the level of the Radeon HD 6700 integrated graphics unit will have. Bulldozer doğrulanmasa is not yet official in the Trinity series processors contain 2 billion transistors, and it is claimed that half of the integrated graphics unit to be welded.

Can't wait to get one of this in my rig!