Ryzen 5 3500U vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.02
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.54
+12.9%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14401339
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency5.6427.60
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3121
L1 cache384 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 4.02
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.54
+12.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 6154
Ryzen 5 3500U 6941
+12.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 811
Ryzen 5 3500U 862
+6.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 2493
+0.6%
Ryzen 5 3500U 2477

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.02 4.54
Recency 29 June 2017 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Ryzen 5 3500U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 77 votes

Rate Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.9 8616 votes

Rate Ryzen 5 3500U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 or Ryzen 5 3500U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.