AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 870K

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1933 vs 1558
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6297 vs 3410
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 802 vs 532
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1933 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark	6297 vs 3410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	802 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1933

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

6297

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

802

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

2576

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Ryzen 3 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1933
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	6297
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	2576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2730
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.131

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX	YD1200BBAEBOX
Place in performance rating	2033	2024
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$110
OPN Tray		YD1200BBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$102.98
Value for money (0-100)		19.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4800 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W	Wraith Stealth
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD VR Ready Processors
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)