Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1406	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	5.87	no data
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.35 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	213 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary. 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	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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 Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
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 Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	29 April 2019
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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