Ryzen 5 1300 vs Ryzen 3 1200X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 5 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 5 1300 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4800 million4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 5 1300 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 configuration11
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 5 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 5 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4

Pros & cons summary


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