AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD FX-8350 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 61°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1927 vs 1582
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6265 vs 6080
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 802 vs 566
  • 2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2730 vs 1334
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.454 vs 0.424
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs 23 October 2012
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1927 vs 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 6265 vs 6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 vs 566
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2730 vs 1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.454 vs 0.424

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 2576
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.137 vs 6.131
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2751 vs 2576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.137 vs 6.131

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1927
1582
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6265
6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
802
566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2576
2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2730
1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.454
0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.131
7.137
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark 1927 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 6265 6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2730 1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.454 0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.131 7.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.199

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD FX-8350

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Vishera
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 23 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $110
OPN PIB YD1200BBAEBOX FD8350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray YD1200BBM4KAE FD8350FRW8KHK
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2077 2541
Price now $102.98 $79.99
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.32 32.95
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 4 GHz
Die size 192 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 95°C 61°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 1200 Million
Unlocked
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 1866 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 125 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 n / a

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™)