Ryzen 7 3800X vs Ryzen 3 1200X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated482
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.42
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data13.13
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X 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)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4800 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200X has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 3800X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1200X and Ryzen 7 3800X. We've got no test results to judge.


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