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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 1841
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6283 vs 2072
  • 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
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs June 2014
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 72°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 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 vs 1841
PassMark - CPU mark 6283 vs 2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 vs 1480
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.454 vs 0.258
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 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
1930
1841
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6283
2072
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
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Pentium G3258
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 1841
PassMark - CPU mark 6283 2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 802 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2576 1480
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2730 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.454 0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.131 3.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4218

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Pentium G3258

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $110 $77
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 2094
Price now $102.98 $178.28
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 19.32 6.43
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G3258
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.20 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 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
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, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 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 53 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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)