Ryzen 3 1200 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
7.06
+70.5%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 3 1200 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9891382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.98
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Summit Ridge (Zen) (2017)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2331
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200 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)
SocketFP6Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5 4500U 7.06
+70.5%
Ryzen 3 1200 4.14

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 5 4500U 10926
+70.5%
Ryzen 3 1200 6407

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 4500U 5337
+27.7%
Ryzen 3 1200 4178

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 4500U 24156
+73%
Ryzen 3 1200 13961

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8934
+64.9%
Ryzen 3 1200 5419

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8.3
+50.6%
Ryzen 3 1200 12.5

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 4500U 11
+98.4%
Ryzen 3 1200 6

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 4500U 892
+85.8%
Ryzen 3 1200 480

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4500U 174
+28.9%
Ryzen 3 1200 135

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4500U 2.03
+32.7%
Ryzen 3 1200 1.53

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 4500U 4.9
+88.5%
Ryzen 3 1200 2.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 4500U 3493
+40.8%
Ryzen 3 1200 2481

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 4500U 59
+77.9%
Ryzen 3 1200 33

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 4500U 210
+31.3%
Ryzen 3 1200 160

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 4.14
Recency 6 January 2020 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 70.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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