Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 789 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 9% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 3 1200 - 178 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $125.0 vs $299.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
63.27974276527332%
Multi-Core
2834
48.44444444444444%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |