AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 1201
- 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6283 vs 1155
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs September 2010 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1930 vs 1201 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6283 vs 1155 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1930 | 1201 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6283 | 1155 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 802 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 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 Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Regor |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | September 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $110 | $77 |
OPN PIB | YD1200BBAEBOX | |
OPN Tray | YD1200BBM4KAE | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 2075 | 2081 |
Price now | $102.98 | $76.73 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 19.32 | 7.49 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.1 GHz | |
Die size | 192 mm | 117 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 4800 Million | 410 million |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Wraith Stealth | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |