AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Phenom X3 8600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Phenom X3 8600 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 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
• Around 33% 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
• Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 2486

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600

• Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1030 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	802 1030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2576 2486

Compare specifications (specs)