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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 2700X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - £175.0 vs £230.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 2700X - £1.23 vs £1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 3 1200 - 143 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 16 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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