Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+30.5%
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.39

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11221337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency8.346.39
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3536
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 5 1500X 5.73
+30.5%
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G 4.39

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 5 1500X 9104
+30.4%
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G 6980

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 4.39
Recency 11 April 2017 30 September 2019
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 30.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G in performance tests.


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