AMD APU and Processor Comparisons AMD Client Desktop Feb 2013 AMD
SUMMARY 3DMark released Feb 4, 2013 Contains DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and DirectX 11 tests AMD s current product stack features DirectX 11 support AMD maintains its highest competitive advantage with DirectX 11 AMD Catalyst 12.3 Beta 5 Driver (or later) recommended 2 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
THE 3DMARK ICE STORM TEST Designed for CULV devices, e.g. phones, tablets & ultra-portables Default resolution is 1280x720 Three components to the test: Graphics test #1 ( GT1 ) Graphics test #2 ( GT2 ) Physics tests The three tests are processed with a proprietary formula to produce the composite score Composite score generally emphasizes GPU performance DirectX 9 tests for DirectX 9 products 3 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
3DMARK DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF AMD A-SERIES APUS 60000 3DMarks (Higher is Better) 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 Ice Storm: DirectX 9 0 A10 5800K i5 3450 A8 5600K i3 3220 A6 5400K Pentium G2120 A4 5300K A4 3300 Ice Storm correlates strongly to GPU performance 4 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details
THE 3DMARK CLOUD GATE TEST Default resolution is 1280x720 Three components to the test: Graphics test #1 ( GT1 ) Graphics test #2 ( GT2 ) Physics tests The three tests are processed with a proprietary formula to produce the composite score Composite score very sensitive to CPU performance DirectX 10 tests for DirectX 10 products 5 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
3DMARK DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF AMD A-SERIES APUS 6000 3DMarks (Higher is Better) 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 Cloud Gate: DirectX 10 0 A10 5800K i5 3450 A8 5600K i3 3220 A6 5400K Pentium G2120 A4 5300K A4 3300 Cloud Gate correlates strongly to CPU performance 6 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details
THE 3DMARK FIRE STRIKE TEST Default resolution is 1920x1080 Extreme resolution is 2560x1440 FOUR components to the test: Graphics test #1 ( GT1 ) Graphics test #2 ( GT2 ) Physics tests Combined physics/graphics test The four tests are processed with a proprietary formula to produce the composite score Composite score represents the system s gaming performance Designed for dedicated gaming PCs DirectX 11 tests for DirectX 11 products 7 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
3DMARK DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF AMD A-SERIES APUS 1000 3DMarks (Higher is Better) 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Fire Strike: DirectX 11 0 A10 5800K i5 3450 A8 5600K i3 3220 A6 5400K Pentium G2120 A4 5300 A4 3300 Fire Strike demonstrates overall system performance in gaming 8 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details
AMD RADEON GRAPHICS VS HD 4000 Fire Strike: DirectX 11 Test A10 5800K ($130) i3 3225 ($145) i5 3570K ($230) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 3DMarks (Higher is Better) Why spend more for lower DirectX 11 Performance? 9 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details. Pricing as of pricewatch.com Feb 4, 2013
CPU/APU CLU (COMPETITIVE LINE UP) - APU Extreme Performance Gamer Value CPU, Chipset GPU Cores MHz BOX Price Solution A10-5800K+A85X i5-3450+z77 A8-5600K+A75 i3-3225+b75 A6-5400K+A55 i3-3220+h61 A4-5300+A55 Pentium G2120 Radeon HD7660D Intel HD3000 Radeon HD7560D Intel HD4000 Radeon HD7540D Intel HD3000 Radeon HD7480D Intel HD3000 3D Mark Fire Strike 4 4.2GHz $122 $192 914 4 3.5GHz $184 $314 314 4 3.9GHz $101 $161 723 2 3.3GHz $145 $205 548 2 3.9GHz $67 $117 549 2 3.3GHz $117 $162 295 2 3.6GHz $47 $97 439 2 3.1GHz $99 $144 293 10 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details. Pricing from: http://www.amd.com/us/products/pricing/pages/pricing.aspx and http://ark.intel.com/
AMD FX PROCESSORS Use Physics Score to measure CPU performance Use Total Score to measure overall CPU + Discrete performance 11 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
CPU/APU CLU (COMPETITIVE LINE UP) - FX Extreme Performance Gamer CPU, Chipset GPU Cores MHz BOX Price Solution 3D Mark Fire Strike Extreme (Physics) FX8350+990FX 8 4.2GHz $195 $400 7703 i5-3570+z77 4 3.8GHz $225 $430 7286 FX8320+970 8 4.0GHz $169 $314 7436 i5-3470+h77 4 3.4GHz $184 $339 6726 FX6300+970 6 4.1GHz $132 $277 5639 i3-3240+h77 2 3.4GHz $138 $272 4817 FX4300+970 4 4.0GHz $122 $267 4288 i3-3220+h77 2 3.4GHz $117 $251 4723 12 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details. Pricing from: http://www.amd.com/us/products/pricing/pages/pricing.aspx and http://ark.intel.com/
CPU/APU CLU (COMPETITIVE LINE UP) - FX Extreme Performance Gamer CPU, Chipset GPU Cores MHz BOX Price Solution 3D Mark Fire Strike Extreme FX8350+990FX 8 4.2GHz $195 $400 2377 i5-3570+z77 4 3.8GHz $225 $430 2392 FX8320+970 8 4.0GHz $169 $314 2374 i5-3470+h77 4 3.4GHz $184 $339 2368 FX6300+970 6 4.1GHz $132 $277 2335 i3-3240+h77 2 3.4GHz $138 $272 2328 FX4300+970 4 4.0GHz $122 $267 2274 i3-3220+h77 2 3.4GHz $117 $251 2326 13 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013 See endnotes for configuration details. Pricing from: http://www.amd.com/us/products/pricing/pages/pricing.aspx and http://ark.intel.com/
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS All tests performed by AMD Performance Labs APUs: AMD Systems using respective APUs with 2x4GB DDR3-1600 (A10 with DDR3-1866), A85X Motherboard, Windows 8, Catalyst 13.2 Beta 4. AMD FX Processors using AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2x4GB DDR3-1600, 990FX Motherboard, Windows 8, Catalyst 13.2 Beta 4 Intel integrated graphics systems using respective processors with 2x4GB DDR3-1600, Z77 Motherboard, Windows 8, 9.17.10.2932 Intel systems with AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics using 2x4GB DDR3-1600, Z77 Motherboard, Windows 8, Catalyst 13.2 Beta 4 14 Q1 13 Channel Desktop Update January 24, 2013
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