AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and AMD Opteron 6272 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1914 vs 966
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 1356
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 6923

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1914 vs 966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 6923

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 6154

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 6154

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6154

9239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3685

1356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9949

6923

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1914	966
PassMark - CPU mark	6154	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949	6923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Interlagos
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 June 2017	November 2011
OPN Tray	YD120BBBM4KAE	OS6272WKTGGGU
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1420	1594
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	192 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
Transistor count	4800 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)