AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs FX-9370

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Combined performance score

FX-9370
4.01

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-9370 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13181281
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Value for money0.828.73
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Summit Ridge (Zen)
Release date6 July 2013 (10 years old)27 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109
Current price$258 $102 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1200 has 965% better value for money than FX-9370.

Technical specs

FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed4.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-9370 4.01
Ryzen 3 1200 4.17
+4%

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-9370 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-9370 6156
Ryzen 3 1200 6407
+4.1%

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-9370 by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9370 512
Ryzen 3 1200 984
+92.2%

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-9370 by 92% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9370 2020
Ryzen 3 1200 2836
+40.4%

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-9370 by 40% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.01 4.17
Recency 6 July 2013 27 July 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between FX-9370 and Ryzen 3 1200. The differences in performance seem too small.


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