Xeon 2.8 vs Ryzen 3 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1403not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency5.88no data
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Paxville (2002−2005)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)September 2002 (22 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 Xeon 2.8 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache384 KB16 KB
L2 cache2 MB512K
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm130 nm
Die size213 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8 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)2
SocketAM4604
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
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 Xeon 2.8.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1200 and Xeon 2.8. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Xeon 2.8 is a server/workstation one.


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