AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon X4 950 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 X4 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 1638
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6281 vs 3596
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 802 vs 514
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1930 vs 1638
PassMark - CPU mark	6281 vs 3596
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	802 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1930

1638

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6281

3596

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2576

1557

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon X4 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1930	1638
PassMark - CPU mark	6281	3596
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	802	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576	1557
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 X4 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$60
OPN PIB	YD1200BBAEBOX	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	YD1200BBM4KAE	AD950XAGM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2075	2088
Price now	$102.98	$59.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors	AMD Athlon X4
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	26.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	192 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	4800 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)