AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Celeron E3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1933 vs 1154
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6297 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs August 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1933 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	6297 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1933

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6297

935

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1933	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	6297	935
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	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Wolfdale
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$62
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	2031
Price now	$102.98	$31
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	13.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E3500
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	192 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 Million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm X 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)