Ryzen 3 1200X vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1676 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.33 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 4800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300GE has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 1200X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Ryzen 3 1200X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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