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).
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 1636
- Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6283 vs 3591
- 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 1636 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6283 vs 3591 |
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Athlon X4 950 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1930 | 1636 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6283 | 3591 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | 2400 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | 3.0 |
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 | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |