For those looking for some advice before the time about Bulldozer FX, here's one of our colleagues CanardPC over two weeks yet before the end of the NDA. How is this possible? Now comes the newsstands the new magazine CanardPC Hardware , with inside the test Bulldozer FX ... or almost!
In fact the test is not yet available, NDA forces, and readers can actually login from October 12 on a web page to discover the full review. The scores are not directly present in the magazine, but the buying guide of CPU if and CanardPC it evokes the FX-8150 and 8120, both versions expected octocores respectively 245 and $ 205.
Here are some selected pieces from the magazine of our colleagues to read it all for yourself and have access to complete test CanardPC from October 12, it will cost you € 5.90 at your newsagent.
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"In the more upscale, FX processors based on the Bulldozer architecture we also disappointed: while they are still generally more efficient than their predecessors and allow AMD to approach much of the last Core i5 and i7 but their performance remains below expectations. Besides, as we announced already in our previous issue, if they can sometimes compete with Sandy Bridge in the applications of rough calculations, the results are in video games very far behind. Only overclockers (and fanboys) will find them a great interest given their predisposition in this area. "
"The AMD FX-8120 is probably the model of the new series" Bulldozer "that offers the best price / performance ratio. It is able to compete with the i5-2500K in most computing applications even if gross lags behind in video games. are nonetheless substantial overclocking capabilities and available at no additional cost. Faced with the old Phenom X4 980, this is a very good alternative. "
"Offered at a price slightly lower than the Core i7-2600K Intel, the FX-8150 is currently the most powerful model from the new architecture" Bulldozer "for AMD. Unfortunately, he fails, at best, that to match its direct competitor in some media processing applications and is always behind in games. "
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