The FX-8150 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 7950X and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $387.98 cheaper!
Advantages of the FX-8150
- Up to 83% cheaper – $82.02 vs $470.00
- Consumes up to 26% less energy – 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 7950X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 32 vs 8 threads
FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 7950X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 7950X
Sep 27th, 2022
Average FPS
221
100%
Min 1% FPS
145
100%
Price, $
$470
17%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
23%
FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 7950X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 7950X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 7950X in core CPU performance specifications
FX-8150
Oct 12th, 2011
Cores
8-core
50%
L3 Cache
8 MB
12%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
80%
Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
68%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 9 7950X
Sep 27th, 2022
Cores
16-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
FX-8150 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $699.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Raphael |
125 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Performance | ||
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.7 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
