AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and AMD Phenom II X3 N870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1799 vs 900
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3775 vs 1324
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1799 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark 3775 vs 1324

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1396 vs 670
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3154 vs 1439
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1396 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3154 vs 1439

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N870

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1799
900
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3775
1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
1396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1439
3154
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Phenom II X3 N870
PassMark - Single thread mark 1799 900
PassMark - CPU mark 3775 1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670 1396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1439 3154

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Phenom
OPN Tray YM3200C4T2OFG HMN870DCR32GM
Place in performance rating 1932 1973
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Architecture codename Champlain
Launch date 16 December 2010

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Compute Cores 5
L1 cache 192 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 4 3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP5 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)