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).

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

AMD Athlon II X2 250e

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: 6281 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	6281 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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1930

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6281

1155

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1930	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	6281	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
Essentials
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
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
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
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
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
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™)