FX-770K vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1417	1964
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.20	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	5.84	2.80
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	December 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	192 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K. 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-770K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-2133
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and FX-770K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.03	1.93
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

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