AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon X2 7450

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon X2 7450 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 8 year(s) 7 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 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 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
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 853
  • 8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6279 vs 789
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 2355
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs December 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 vs 853
PassMark - CPU mark 6279 vs 789
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 vs 2355

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7450

  • Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1407 vs 802
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1407 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7450

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1930
853
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6279
789
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
802
1407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2576
2355
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Athlon X2 7450
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 853
PassMark - CPU mark 6279 789
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 1407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 2355
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 7450

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Kuma
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 December 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 2076 2082
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 285 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 450 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 95 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™)