Phenom II X4 955 BE vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1419not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency5.86no data
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)23 April 2009 (15 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 Phenom II X4 955 BE 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,800 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE 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
SocketAM4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. 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+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
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-On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Phenom II X4 955 BE.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 23 April 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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