FX-6350 vs Ryzen 3 1200
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms FX-6350 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1419 | 1669 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.86 | 2.19 |
| Architecture codename | Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 29 April 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 6144 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350 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 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| 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 | - | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | n/a |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.03 | 2.89 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 29 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 3 1200 has a 39.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
FX-6350, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
The Ryzen 3 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6350 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-6350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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