AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer Overclocking On Ubuntu Linux

Published on November 22, 2011
Written by Michael Larabel
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When only keeping one core busy with POV-Ray, the performance results are more in line with expectations.

The FX-8150 when running at 4.4~4.7GHz is operating safely at 53~55°C under this single-threaded workload.

The power consumption is up by about 120 Watts with the overclocking.

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