Ryzen 3 1200X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Based on a Zen architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM4 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR4 memory.
Primary details
Ryzen 3 1200X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | |
| Release date | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 4800 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 1200X compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | AM4 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 |
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Ryzen 3 1200X, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Ryzen 3 1200X in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 322 configurations using Ryzen 3 1200X in our database.
