AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-08

The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD Ryzen 3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM4 (PGA 1331) socket and was released in Q2/2020. The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] scores 821 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,659 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
Family:	AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
Architecture:	Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.10 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] is made in 12 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	12 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	55 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	822
	Intel Celeron G4920 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	822
	Intel Xeon D-1713NTE 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	822
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	821
	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	821
	AMD EPYC 7351P 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	821
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	821

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 Embedded V1605B 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2677
	Intel Core i7-2920XM 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2670
	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	2664
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2659
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2656
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2655
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2651

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 Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1093
	Apple A11 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz	1093
	Intel Core m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1093
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1092
	Intel Core i7-6660U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1092
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1092
	Intel Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1092

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.


	Intel Celeron G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	3177
	MediaTek Dimensity 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3177
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3170
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3166
	MediaTek Dimensity 1200 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3165
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3162
	Intel Core i5-4460 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3161

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	356
	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	355
	Intel Core i7-8705G 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	355
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	354
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	354
	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	354
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	354

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.


	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1409
	Intel Core i5-8365U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1400
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1391
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1389
	Intel Core i5-8365UE 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1380
	Intel Core i7-4750HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1369
	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1357

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.


	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	6502
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	6500
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6474
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	6470
	MediaTek Dimensity 1300 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	6466
	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	6421
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	6412

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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