i7-12650H vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.03
Core i7-12650H
2022
10 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.14
+251%

Core i7-12650H outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1420517
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency5.8729.74
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H 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
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 3 1200 4.03
i7-12650H 14.14
+251%

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
i7-12650H 22466
+251%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 1200 4178
i7-12650H 8301
+98.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 1200 13961
i7-12650H 34902
+150%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 1200 5419
i7-12650H 12716
+135%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 1200 12.5
i7-12650H 6.94
+80.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 1200 6
i7-12650H 18
+231%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 1200 480
i7-12650H 1852
+286%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 1200 135
i7-12650H 250
+85.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 1200 1.53
i7-12650H 2.97
+94.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 1200 2.6
i7-12650H 8.9
+242%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 1200 2481
i7-12650H 7732
+212%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 1200 33
i7-12650H 89
+167%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 1200 160
i7-12650H 263
+64.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 1200 2882
i7-12650H 9784
+239%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 1200 1002
+262%
i7-12650H 277

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 1200 834
i7-12650H 1758
+111%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 1200 3391
i7-12650H 5703
+68.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 1200 11980
i7-12650H 47972
+300%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 1200 151
i7-12650H 296
+95.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 14.14
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i7-12650H has a 250.9% higher aggregate performance score, 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-12650H 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 i7-12650H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1200 and Core i7-12650H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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