Ryzen 7 7800X vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1400not rated
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency5.88no data
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Zen 4
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 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 Ryzen 7 7800X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)96 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size213 mm271+122 mm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 7800X. 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 Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has 84.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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