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AMD100-100001404WOF

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

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 83,555 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: 661st / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
27 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 126% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 97% Great: 126%
SPEED RANK: 35th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 120%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57 % 116 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+104%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
64.8 Pts 78.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.4 Pts 227 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+151%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts 447 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+151%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
281 Pts 823 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+193%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
302 Pts 1426 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+372%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 89.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
111 Pts 236 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+113%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
219 Pts 472 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+116%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
362 Pts 911 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+152%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
380 Pts 1636 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+331%
Market Share
Based on 68,624,994 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.06 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money
77.7 % 110 % Much better value.
+42%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % More popular.
+11%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$90 Much cheaper.
+73%
$335
Age
Newest
85 Months 1 Months Hugely more recent.
+99%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 4 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+71%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+23%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 5.5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+62%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
386 Pts 2326 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+503%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
304 Pts 2044 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+572%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Zen5
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM5
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None RDNA2

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 Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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