AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Pentium G3258

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Pentium G3258 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1200

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1932 vs 1857
• 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6294 vs 2076
• Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 802 vs 795
• Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2576 vs 1480
• Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.454 vs 0.258
• Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.131 vs 3.792

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3258

• Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3258

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1932 1857
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6294 2076
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	802 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2576 1480
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.454 0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.131 3.792

Compare specifications (specs)