Pentium G3460 vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.03
+188%
Pentium G3460
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.40

Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms Pentium G3460 by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14192224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.150.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency5.872.45
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 1200 has 1876% better value for money than Pentium G3460.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 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 Pentium G3460. 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 for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory-1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+
VGA-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-11.1/12
OpenGL-4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Pentium G3460.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
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 4.03
+188%
Pentium G3460 1.40

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 6407
+187%
Pentium G3460 2231

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 998
+60.7%
Pentium G3460 621

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.

Ryzen 3 1200 2860
+168%
Pentium G3460 1067

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 1.40
Recency 27 July 2017 21 July 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has a 187.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G3460, on the other hand, has 22.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3460 in performance tests.


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