Opteron 6348 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1327	1146
Place by popularity	99	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.02	1.95
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$352 (3.2x MSRP)	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1200 has 4% better value for money than Opteron 6348.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348 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)	4
Socket	AM4	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348. 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	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348 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 Opteron 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Opteron 6348.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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.

Opteron 6348 outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.14	5.08
Recency	27 July 2017	5 November 2012
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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