i5-2450P vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1366	1668
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.15	1.22
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$215

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1200 has 322% better value for money than i5-2450P.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P 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	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	213 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	1160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P 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	FCLGA1155,LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-2450P.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.14	2.72
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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