AMD Bulldozer News and Discussion

[skeletor]

Improvement is there. See the 4 thread benchmarks.

Wasn't expecting any improvement in full 8 threaded benchmarks and there isn't any.

 

[Skud]

Improvement is there. See the 4 thread benchmarks.

Wasn't expecting any improvement in full 8 threaded benchmarks and there isn't any.

Was expecting a bit more. Still, any free improvement is welcome.

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
don't expect much brother,it is very difficult to tweak an existing os.the os should be built from the base to get the improvement.so expect a bit from win 8 but not much.the only way to see improvement in BD is waiting for pile driver.

 

[comp@ddict]

Win 8 and Piledriver. Will it be what AMD NEEDS?

 

[Cilus]

Tomshardware has published a nice article about the Bulldozer performance after two Windows 7 Hotfix and UEFI upgrade. Check it out:-
AMD's FX-8150 After Two Windows 7 Hotfixes And UEFI Updates : Scheduling, Core Parking, And Throttling, Oh My!

 

[topgear]

^^ here's some more

AMD Bulldozer Performance-Patch: Updates von Microsoft im Test - Bulldozer Benchmarks mit KB2645594 und KB2646060 (2/3) - TweakPC
AMDFX

 

[Skud]

Some more:-

AnandTech - The AMD FX (Bulldozer) Scheduling Hotfixes Tested

 

[CitizenVish]

Here's Tom's comparative review of the AMD FX-4100 and the Intel Core i3 2100 in a more realistic setting:

AMD FX-4100 Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUs

There is not much difference in gaming between the two barring a couple of titles. Also, the FX-4100 is not overclocked here, so things might be different in the real world.

Personally, I do not see the Bulldozer as being the failure it is deemed to be. Yes, it is underwhelming but it's not OMG-end-of-the-world-for-AMD bad.

If the FX-4100 would be 1k cheaper (current pricing: INR 6600; theitwares.com), it may be the good buy.

^^^IMHO

 

[tkin]

Here's Tom's comparative review of the AMD FX-4100 and the Intel Core i3 2100 in a more realistic setting:

AMD FX-4100 Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUs

There is not much difference in gaming between the two barring a couple of titles. Also, the FX-4100 is not overclocked here, so things might be different in the real world.

Personally, I do not see the Bulldozer as being the failure it is deemed to be. Yes, it is underwhelming but it's not OMG-end-of-the-world-for-AMD bad.

If the FX-4100 would be 1k cheaper (current pricing: INR 6600; theitwares.com), it may be the good buy.

^^^IMHO

BD is good, and honestly we need competition, but its out fault, we hyped BD too much, we thought it would be the next best thing.