Phenom II X2 P650 vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1408not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.19no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 32x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency5.87no data
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650 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)no data
SocketAM4S1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650. 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, SHAHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 19 October 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 P650, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X2 P650. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X2 P650 is a notebook one.


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