Ryzen 3 1200X vs Athlon PRO 300GE

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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 ranking1691not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.32no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4no data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million4800 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 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 typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3no 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.


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