EPYC 9115 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 by a whopping 759% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1541 | 143 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.09 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.28 | 23.59 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115 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) | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
| 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 | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.61 | 31.02 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 has 92.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has a 759.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9115 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 in performance tests.
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