EPYC 7301 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1329	741
Place by popularity	100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.02	1.57
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$825
Current price	$352 (3.2x MSRP)	$1500 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1200 has 29% better value for money than EPYC 7301.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

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.

EPYC 7301 outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.14	9.69
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Cost	$109	$825
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

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