AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-4670S

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i5-4670S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), 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) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.35°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 50% 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6281 vs 5160
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 2541
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs June 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.35°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6281 vs 5160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 vs 800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 vs 2541

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4670S

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1930
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.483 vs 0.454
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.444 vs 6.131
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 vs 1930
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.483 vs 0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.444 vs 6.131

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4670S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1930
2089
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6281
5160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
802
800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2576
2541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.454
0.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.131
21.444
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-4670S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 2089
PassMark - CPU mark 6281 5160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 2541
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2730
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.454 0.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.131 21.444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.031

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-4670S

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 June 2013
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 2075 2079
Price now $102.98
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.32
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i5-4670S
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.10 GHz
Die size 192 mm 177 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 71.35°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)