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

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 189,982 user samples
83,528 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 666th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
106,454 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 65% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 630th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57 % 58.5 % +3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
64.8 Pts 80.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.4 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+54%
58.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+59%
112 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
281 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+40%
200 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
302 Pts 306 Pts +1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 90.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
111 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+61%
68.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
219 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+66%
132 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
362 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+53%
236 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
380 Pts +2% 371 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,953,787 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
79.1 % +1% 78.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
56 %
Price
Price (score)
$84 Cheaper.
+11%
$95
Age
Newest
87 Months Much more recent.
+40%
145 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+13%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
386 Pts +1% 382 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
304 Pts 318 Pts +5%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

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]

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The AMD FX-8320 has the same architecture and specs as the FX-8350, the only difference being the base/turbo clocks of 3.5/4.0 GHz for the 8320 vs 4.0/4.2 GHz for the 8350. Comparing the two models shows that the 8320 lags the 8350 at stock speeds by around 10% but broadly matches it when both processors are overclocked. This combined with the 8320's considerably lower price tag makes the 8320 the better value proposition. In terms of outright performance, as with all AMD CPUs, the FX series have very strong multi-core performance but lag Intel considerably in terms of single and dual-core throughput. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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