AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G

AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2117 vs 1511
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6506 vs 2839

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs May 2011
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2117 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark	6506 vs 2839

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

1511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6506

2839

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2117	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	6506	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6568

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Essentials
Family	Ryzen PRO	AMD Phenom
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	May 2011
OPN Tray	YD320BC5M4MFH	HDZ980FBK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1189	1199
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
OPN PIB		HDZ980FBGMBOX
Series		AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1250 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0