i3-1305U vs Ryzen 3 1200

Place in the ranking	1419	1158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	Intel Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency	5.87	34.95
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U 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)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	64 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	-	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12.1
OpenGL	-	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

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 3 1200 4.03

i3-1305U 5.54
+37.5%

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 3 1200 6407

i3-1305U 8802
+37.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.03	5.54
Recency	27 July 2017	4 January 2023
Physical cores	4	5
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

i3-1305U has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1305U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1200 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Core i3-1305U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i3-1305U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.