Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 107 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 113 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $125.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $1.11 vs $3.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |