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AMD YD1200BBAEBOX

Ryzen 3 1200

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 57% (640th of 1442)

Based on 83,528 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F11 Model: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core Processor

The Ryzen 3 1200 is the second of AMD's new entry level CPUs which feature the latest Zen core architecture, as already seen in the Ryzen 5 and 7 series. Like its sister, the Ryzen 3 1300X, the 1200 is a four core CPU which offers fantastic value for money. Priced at just $109, this unlocked processor has stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.1 / 3.4 GHz respectively, compared to 3.5 / 3.7 GHz for the 1300X. Early benchmarks show that the Ryzen 3 1200 is worthy competition to Intel's six month old and currently 50% more expensive i3-7320. This may make the fact that the 1200 comes without integrated graphics more forgivable. The dual core, hyperthreaded i3-7320 beats the 1300 in single threaded tests by over 20% but the 1200 wins in multi-threaded tasks, scoring 10% higher for quad-core benchmarks, making the Ryzen 3 1200 a better choice for thread intensive workloads. [Jul '17 CPUPro]

Poor: 37%Average: 57% Great: 68%
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 averaged 43.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 64.8Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 90.4Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 is 30.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 304Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 302Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 83,528 samples)
Rank 64057%
Min Avg Max
43.7 Memory 64.8 75.5
54.6 1-Core 90.4 111
110 2-Core 178 219
62.2% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
158 4-Core 281 362
194 8-Core 302 380
38.5% 292 Pts
Min Avg Max
189 64-Core 304 386
18.8% 304 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
67.7% Good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 191
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 371
50% 371 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
64.2% Good
Memory 63.7
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 191
65% 117 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 371
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
63.4% Good
Memory 64.3
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 188
65% 116 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 362
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
Memory 73.5
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 171
64% 111 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 313
41% 310 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
62.8% Good
Memory 68.1
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 183
65% 115 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 330
44% 332 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,715,525 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $109 @ launch in Jul '17
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Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 3 1200AMD  $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples949x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples734x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples653x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples716x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples339x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $54Bench 45%, 156,194 samples284x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples204x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $297

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CPUPro
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A landmark increase in processor performance...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

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Good gaming performance and very high multicore performance.—Jan '18

IND-User
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Liked

19 days ago.

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Low price, good performance, can manage 1080p gaming too.—Jan '18

FRA-User
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4,573

Excellent

11 months ago.

OMG BEST CPU EVER 360 NOSCOPED

ESP-User
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3,729

Excellent

3 years ago.

Is very expensive for this price i prefer Intel

UKR-User
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3,591

Excellent

2 years ago.

крутый у мого другша екироси

JPN-User
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3,406

Good

3 years ago.

i was looking for an econimical gaming cpu

PHL-User
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3,358

Excellent

11 months ago.

it hasn't burned out on me yet lol

CZE-User
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3,344

Good

16 months ago.

Great CPU even in 2019. Waiting for 3rd gen. Ryzen and bought this as tepmorary one. But it surprised me by low cost and high performance when overclocked to 3.8 without any issues.

MYS-User
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3,261

Good

1 month ago.

Now you can buy it for really cheap used and it still holds up with modern games.

ARG-User
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3,220

Excellent

2 years ago.

Have a great cpu low cost/high preformance

BGR-User
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2,880

Good

3 years ago.

I made the mistake to buy Athlon X4 950 first, i got rid of it and this CPU totally smashed it. Its exceptional because its the cheapest and weakest entry level Ryzen at all but still manages everything (huge L3 cache). In the past years have you seen a new model of Celeron or i3 beat higher class older CPUs in such a way? No, the only one now is i3-8100 and it came in response to all the Ryzens. It is also great, i convinced a friend to buy it (he's Intel fan) and he's very pleased.

FIN-User
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2,536

Excellent

6 months ago.

I just upgraded from the g4560 and it's great I love it

HRV-User
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2,322

Excellent

4 years ago.

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The Ryzen R3 Pro has a 1024 KB bigger L2 cache than the Core i5-7400 3.0GHz, which means that it, at worst, wins out in this area, and at best, will provide superior gaming performance and will work much better with high-end graphics cards.—Jan '18

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

6 years ago.

IsaacR100
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16

Excellent

5 years ago.

great value and easily overclocked

LOKKI
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Excellent

5 years ago.

My first Ryzen processor before moving to 2200g. Overclocks very well with the stock cooler. Has amazing price to performance ratio.

Logatron01
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4

Excellent

4 years ago.

Superior Price/Performance with lots of room for upgrade, being AM4.

doushio
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2

Good

5 years ago.

Would be a 5/5 if ddr4 prices were reasonable.

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