AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Intel Core i3-7300

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]		Intel Core i3-7300
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] or Intel Core i3-7300 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i3-7300 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7300 was released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 3 (33)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000 (17)
2	Generation	7
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)	Architecture	Kaby Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-6300
--	Successor	Intel Core i3-8300

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] is 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-7300 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7300 is at 4.00 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7300
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.10 GHz	Frequency	4.00 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] or Intel Core i3-7300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-7300 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7300
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] is 65 W, while the Intel Core i3-7300 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7300
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	51 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] is manufactured in 12 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-7300 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7300
12 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	LGA 1151
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q1/2017
55 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] (84%)

Intel Core i3-7300 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] (100%)

Intel Core i3-7300 (79%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	821 (80%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1030 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2659 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2325 (87%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1092 (88%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1242 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3166 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2493 (79%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	354 (84%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	419 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1389 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1084 (78%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	6470 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4561 (70%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	172 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	436 (100%)

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