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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 107 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £175.0 vs £178.58
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 3 1200 - 222 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
97%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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