AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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 X2 5050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 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 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 917
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6288 vs 846
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 2164

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs October 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark	6288 vs 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576 vs 2164

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6288

846

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

1252

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2576

2164

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	917
PassMark - CPU mark	6288	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	802	1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576	2164
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 X2 5050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Brisbane
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$110
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	2105	2114
Price now	$102.98
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	192 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 Million	154 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM2
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™)