Bulldozer : TestedBulldozer vs I7 2600k Benchmark

[Sasori]

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^ very disappointing. pang piso2x nalang gyud ning AMD. hehe

[raidarksword]

hahaha. nag sugod ng mga fanboys oh.

[shinso]

AMD = Another Massive Disappointment

[Sempron Guy]

naa pay pag-asa, la pa man na release ang FX-6xxx(hexa) ug FX-4xxx(quad) basin makacompete diay price/performance

[YellowSubmarine]

di nalang mag expect ug taas..

[mudstaticz]

does this mean na di na need mu release ug ivy ang intel kay na beat nman sa sandy

[ralphswurld]

summary:
The Bulldozer Blog is Live - Page 943 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

Tom's Hardware--
So, let’s say someone puts Core i5-2500K and FX-8150 in front of you. The Core i5 costs $220 bucks, and the FX runs $245. Which one do you buy?
If it’s me, I’m going with the Core i5. I gave the -2500K a Tom’s Hardware Recommended Buy award back in January, and I stick by that recommendation almost a year later.

AnandTech--
So what do you do if you're buying today? If you have an existing high-end Phenom II system, particularly an X4 970 or above or an X6 of any sort, I honestly don't see much of a reason to upgrade. You're likely better off waiting for the next (and final) iteration of the AM3+ lineup if you want to stick with your current platform. If you're considering buying new, I feel like the 2500K is a better overall part.

Guru3D--
Concluding then. The reality remains that for me personally I would have preferred a faster per core performing AMD quad-core processor rather then an eight-core processor with just 'nice' per core performance. Who knows, for you, that just might not be the case. It's going to be interesting to see what you as an end-user will prefer. Overall though, the AMD FX 8150 is a processor we can recommend for the upper segment of mid-range computers at best.

[H]--
But if you asked me if I will be putting an AMD FX in my next personal system I would probably have to tell you, "No." If I had to build a system for myself tonight, it would have a Intel Core i7-2600K in it. I can't point to the AMD FX-8150 or FX-8120 being a bad choice, but I just do not think either of those is the best choice.

Bjorn3d--
Despite the nice specifications, there are some considerations we must take into account. Even though we say "eight cores", and AMD uses that term also, the Bulldozer architecture doesn't actually have eight true cores. The Bulldozer module's resource sharing of execution and front-end units means the FX chip will be weak in several ares of computing. Despite having the Turbo speed of 4.2GHz, the CPU falls very short in single-threaded (or even lightly-threaded) processes, even below the old Phenom II CPU's at lower clockspeed. We saw an example of this in some games, and in benchmarks like AIDA64, where the low floating point performance of the FX CPU resulted in performance lower than almost any other CPU.

HardwareCanucks--
AMD are quick to boast that Zambezi has two 2 additional cores, a huge chunk of cache, and a lot more megahertz than the competition, but at the moment it doesn't seem like they have been able to squeeze much extra performance from all those bits and bobbles. As it stands, in most instances, AMD are lagging behind Intel when it comes to performance per dollar, performance per watt and performance per square millimeter of die space.

Hexus--
3/5

VR-Zone--
6.5/10

[thewicked46]

sigh...after so many months of waiting and not to mention the delays...and mao ra ni e pakita sa AMD??epic fail!!!!


maybe its time that AMD shud try to pirate intel's engineers to boost their own technology!

[PagkahomotSAimongUTOToi]

Intel could possibly reduce the "increase in performance" of ib and possibly release a faster one at the end of the year. or they could release 2700k in Q1 and then release ib Q3. nooooo!

[regilsolon]

sad to say..

Spoiler! 

2nd Generation

AMD Financial Analyst Day 2010,[24] revealed the 2nd generation is to be scheduled for 2012. AMD currently refers to this as Enhanced Bulldozer.

This new generation of Bulldozer core is codenamed Piledriver and will be incorporated into specific desktop and notebook markets:

Desktop Performance market (Volan platform[25]): Zambezi will be replaced by Vishera (up to 8 cores). Vishera will feature Turbo Core 3.0 while using the existing Socket AM3+ format and 9xx series chipset of the 1st generation FX-series Zambezi processor. AMD has projected this 2nd generation FX-series processor will be 10% better under digital media workloads.[26]
Desktop Budget and Mainstream market (Virgo platform[27]): The Stars-based Llano Fusion APU line will be replaced by Trinity, Weatherford, and Richland Fusion APUs (2 to 4 cores) that are aimed at various price points in the desktop market. This platform will use Socket FM2 format.[28]
Notebook Mainstream and Performance market (Comal platform[29]): Will be the same as mentioned in Desktop Budget/Mainstream market.

At AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) 2011, AMD has claimed the computational capacity of the notebook variant of Trinity will be 50% faster than Llano.[30][31][32]

For the server market, two versions are known to be under development[33][34]:

Cost-effective, energy efficient server (1 to 2 CPUs) market: Opteron 4200-series (Valencia; 6 or 8 cores) will be replaced by Sepang (up to 10 cores). Sepang will be using a socket format called C2012. The memory controller will support triple-channel DDR3 memory configuration, and will have PCI Express 3.0 controller support.
Enterprise and Mainstream server (2 to 4 CPUs) market: Opteron 6200-series (Interlagos; 8, 12, and 16 cores) will be replaced by Terramar (up to 20 cores). Terramar will be using a socket format called G2012. Like Sepang, it will also have a PCI Express 3.0 controller. But differ by supporting quad-channel DDR3 memory configuration.

[edit] 3rd Generation

AMD has mentioned (in name), of a 3rd generation Bulldozer-based line for 2013.[33] It is currently referred to as Next Generation Bulldozer and will be made on the 22 nm FD-SOI manufacturing process.[35]

On 21st September 2011, leaked AMD slides indicated this 3rd generation of Bulldozer core is codenamed Steamroller[36][37] and will be incorporated into specific desktop and notebook markets:

Desktop Budget and Mainstream market ( platform): The Trinity Fusion APU line will be replaced by Kaveri Fusion APU line as the 3rd generation A8-, A6-, and A4-series for the desktop market.
Notebook Mainstream and Performance market (Indus platform): Will be the same as mentioned in Desktop Budget/Mainstream market. The FCH chipset will be codenamed Bolton.

For the server market, two versions are being planned[38]:

Cost-effective, energy efficient server (1 to 2 CPUs) market: Opteron 4200-series Sepang (up to 10 cores) will be replaced by Macau (up to 10 cores). Macau will re-use the C2012 socket format.
Enterprise and Mainstream server (2 to 4 CPUs) market: Opteron 6200-series Terramar (up to 20 cores) will be replaced by Dublin (up to 20 cores). Dublin will re-use the G2012 socket format.

[edit] 4th Generation

On 12th October 2011, AMD revealed Excavator to be the codename for the 4th generation Bulldozer core. It is scheduled for 2014 release.[39