Beginner class: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 3 1200 in test

If you want to refresh your knowledge of AMD's new architecture, take a look at the launch article "AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X in Test" and the first follow-up "The Ryzen Family: Three Sevens with Eight Cores in second Comparison", as well as the... Introduction In the gaming tests, we provide the two Ryzen 3 with different CPUs from a similar price or performance segment and have also overclocked the Ryzen 3 1300X to a stable and safe 3.9 GHz, which is also... Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (DX12) In contrast to the synthetic tests, only the Ryzen 3 1300X can still compete reasonably well, while the Ryzen 3 1200 operates at the level of the Pentium G4620. All CPUs in detail again... Grand Theft Auto V (DX11) GTA V benefits most of the clock as soon as at least four real cores are available. The two Pentium are behind the Ryzen 3 1200, albeit only narrowly, while the Core i3 are all faster. Only the Ryzen ... Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (DX11) Shadow of Mordor is an Intel domain. Here, all Core i3 and even the Pentium G4620 are faster than an overclocked Ryzen 3 and the Ryzen 5 1400 with overclocking. The Ryzen 3 1200 is the final light... Far Cry Primal (DX11) A lot helps a lot, at least when it comes to Far Cry Primal and the CPU clock. Otherwise, the Intel CPUs will once again be able to dominate the nominally stronger Ryzen 3 and 5. At this point, the ... The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3 is an Intel domain, there's nothing to gloss over. This is especially evident in the Min-FPS, when clock and thus IPC go above everything. All CPUs again in the detailed individual presentation as gallery ... Introduction During the launch article of AMD's Ryzen 7 CPUs, we had already explained all workstation and HPC benchmarks in great detail and also questioned the background for many results in some cases even down to the last detail. En... Tctl sensor values and many new questions We already know since the launch of the larger Ryzen 7 CPUs and the follow-ups to Ryzen 5 that the display of the temperature values at the current Ryzen CPUs is at least not without problems. We... Introduction The power consumption values are based on the sensor values provided by the power supply of the MSI motherboard. For the measurements, we used a special low-pass filter, which allows short-term power peaks or... Summary The Ryzen 3 1300X and 1200 are certainly an interesting offer, if you look at them within their price and performance class, as well as assume that the street price is still a little below the recommended price...

Summary

The Ryzen 3 1300X and 1200 are certainly an interesting offer, if you look at them within their price and performance class, and assume that the street price is still a little below the recommended price. While the Ryzen 3 1300X does not overclock nor offer a performance that meets the price, the Ryzen 3 1200 can only be judged to be appropriate if the clock is raised manually.

For non-overclockers, the Ryzen 3 1300X is therefore the better offer, which can even sometimes eclipse a Ryzen 5 1400. The Ryzen 3 1200, on the other hand, is only interesting for self-overclockers who simply want to give themselves the extra price for the clock. Because all Ryzen 3 have one thing ahead of the comparable Intel Core i3 and Pentium – you can easily and easily overclock them, even if it's 4.0 or 3.9 GHz. Depending on the luck of the silicon lottery.

In the productive sector, both CPUs beat each other like pure four-cores and benefit primarily from the bar, which the Ryzen 3 1200 clearly lacks here. Nevertheless, both CPUs are only suitable for simpler tasks, which of course quickly becomes relative again by the price of the CPU and the required platform. For less undemanding use cases, however, what is required is still loose, for the rest one will generally have to reach deeper into the pocket.

What the Ryzen 3 is really missing in the Office area at the moment is an integrated, reasonably potent graphics unit. This is the first time That Raven Ridge is likely to create a really interesting APU, which offers a graphics unit in addition to a CPU with now also a competitive IPC, which Intel can probably not counteract at the moment.

Conclusion

Those who bet on the Ryzen 3 as players or pure consumers with sporadic gaming ambitions will have to be reasonably modest, or at least overclocked. The latter is not only easy to accomplish, but is also reasonably manageable with the Boxed cooler.

The multi-billion-euro with 115 euros for approx. 20 Euro cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 with manually significantly increased clock is enormous, because the overclocked Ryzen 3 1300X for 135 euros does not end up doing much more. If you don't want to overclock, you'll find the better alternative in the Ryzen 3 1300X. In direct comparison to Intel's Core i3, you will have to look at the price and use case and also keep an eye on the cost of the overall platform.

Slingshot prices no longer call AMD, which can only be found at Intel's Pentium. As a savings bun, it also has its very special charm – until at some point you reach the limits of what is possible with it – depending on the application.

The Ryzen 3 are therefore usable and with their 115 or 135 Euros also relatively cheap. However, they are not really cheap according to the recommended price. And that's probably a good thing from AMD's point of view, because the product isn't bad. They should no longer be reduced. Two cores + SMT are hardly worth it nowadays. See Pentium.

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