AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Phenom II X4 B93 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 Phenom II X4 B93

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% 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
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1932 vs 1142
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6294 vs 2159

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1932 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark	6294 vs 2159

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B93

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1932

1142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6294

2159

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Phenom II X4 B93
PassMark - Single thread mark	1932	1142
PassMark - CPU mark	6294	2159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2576
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 Phenom II X4 B93
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Deneb
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	October 2009
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	2024	2008
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	258 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 Million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 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	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™)