AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

833

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +11%

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3010

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +112%

6409

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +17%

1216

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3709

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +16%

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

928

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +6%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +93%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +14%

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

6284

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +107%

13019

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

Apr 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Zen

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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