UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-12100F

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Best Bench: 99% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 99%

SPEED RANK: 117^th / 1442

Gaming 94%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 80%

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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: 640^th / 1442

Gaming 57%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 43%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		94.1 %	Much faster effective speed. +65%		57 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	83.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +29%	64.8 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	172 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +90%	90.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	323 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +81%	178 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	565 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +101%	281 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	788 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +161%	302 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +21%	75.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	178 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +60%	111 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	344 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +57%	219 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	647 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +79%	362 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	823 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +117%	380 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.55 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,275%	0.04 %
Value Value For Money	127 %	Much better value. +69%	75.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	98 %	Much more popular. +61%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$93	Slightly cheaper. +7%	$100


Age Newest	27 Months	Much more recent. +66%	80 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watts	More energy efficient. +11%	65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +29%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%	3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +26%	3.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	828 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +115%	386 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	795 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +162%	304 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Alder Lake	Zen
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

Gaming is more accessible with the i3-12100F: Intel’s entry level Alder Lake desktop processor. Higher end Alder Lake processors feature a combination of performance and efficiency cores, however, the 12100F contains just four hyper-threaded Golden Cove performance cores. It has a max boost frequency of 4.3 GHz, 12 MB of L3 cache and a 58W TDP. The 12100F is keenly priced at around $130 USD and needs to be paired with a new chipset such as the B660. Only users with discrete GPUs should consider “F” models as they do not have integrated graphics. Whilst a budget PC built around the 12100F represents unbeatable value for money, the 6-core i5-12400F, with 50% stronger multi-core, is a better option for gamers with 3060+ tier GPUs. AMD do not have any CPUs competing in this price segment. Entry level gamers, who cannot find reasonably priced discrete GPUs, could consider the similarly performing Ryzen 5 5600G APU which has integrated RX Vega graphics that are around three times faster than Intel's UHD 730. ^{[Jan '22 CPUPro]}

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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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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