CPU frequency scaling

An interesting test we conducted on this processor has up to verify the scalability of the operational frequency of the CPU from a base frequency. Also in this test we compared three CPUs; other than OCTA-core FX-8150 we have included in a comparative the Intel Core i7-2600K with quad-core architecture and an Intel i7-3960X with six-core architecture. Both CPUs are equipped with Hyper-Threading Technology. We started with a base frequency of 3 GHz for all CPUs to arrive at a frequency of well 5 GHz. We have used as software a very good compression/decompression program 7-zip, and the popular rendering program Cinebench R11.5 that uses the Cinema 4D rendering engine. The results were very interesting and not entirely foregone. Below you can see the graphs created for the two software used:

Looking at the first graph, 7zip, you can see that all CPUs have an excellent performance as the frequency increases. The CPU AMD has produced a near linear scalability, the sign of the excellent internal architecture; however, we note that the Intel i7 2600K is in fact able to increase, increasing the frequency, the gap differential compared to AMD. Finally, the scalability of the Intel i7 3960X is really impressive and manages to have a clear dominance over all CPUs.

Totally specular situation with Cinebench test that shows the same results seen with 7zip. The AMD CPU although showing a very linear scalability, can not keep up with rivals. And the gap at 5 GHz is much more marked against the other CPUs.