AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 8.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2.7x 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 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

Name AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark 1801
PassMark - CPU mark 3782
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1439
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.424

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM3200C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating 1930 3281
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Architecture codename Deneb
Launch date November 2009

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Compute Cores 5
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 258 mm
Transistor count 758 million

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture