A8-7200P vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1328	2132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$352 (3.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	192 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	102 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P 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)	no data
Socket	AM4	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2667 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1866 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	4
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and A8-7200P.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms A8-7200P by 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.14	1.39
Recency	27 July 2017	4 June 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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