Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.11
+151%

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13171975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years ago)1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109$225
Current price$105 (1x MSRP)$93 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M 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
SocketAM4FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2667 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVO-+
CRT-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i5-3230M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 4.11
+151%
i5-3230M 1.64

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 151% based on our aggregated 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%

Ryzen 3 1200 6407
+150%
i5-3230M 2558

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 150% 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%

Ryzen 3 1200 986
+93.3%
i5-3230M 510

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 93% 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%

Ryzen 3 1200 2843
+177%
i5-3230M 1025

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 177% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 3 1200 4178
i5-3230M 4268
+2.2%

Core i5-3230M outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 1200 13961
+52.4%
i5-3230M 9159

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 52% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 1200 5419
+44.1%
i5-3230M 3760

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 44% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 3 1200 12.5
+42.6%
i5-3230M 17.83

Core i5-3230M outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by 43% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 3 1200 6
+85.2%
i5-3230M 3

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 85% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 1200 480
+86%
i5-3230M 258

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 86% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 1200 135
+28.6%
i5-3230M 105

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 29% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 3 1200 1.53
+22.4%
i5-3230M 1.25

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 22% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1200 2.6
+73.3%
i5-3230M 1.5

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 73% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1200 2481
i5-3230M 3219
+29.7%

Core i5-3230M outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by 30% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1200 33
+191%
i5-3230M 11

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 191% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1200 160
+167%
i5-3230M 60

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Core i5-3230M by 167% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 1.64
Recency 27 July 2017 1 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $109 $225
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 3 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3230M in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Core i5-3230M is a notebook one.


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