Athlon SFF 1200 vs Ryzen 3 3100
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 985 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.70 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.94 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Palomino (2001) |
| Release date | 24 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 38 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3100 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon SFF 1200, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon SFF 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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