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...

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. That's why, as with all follow-ups, we will simply summarize the countless benchmarks in a way that is clear and thus also tighten up a bit.

We have also sorted out some HPC benchmarks (High Performance Computing) as the CPUs tested today definitely appeal to a different target group. This also applies to the CPU selection, which we have closely based on that of the test for the Ryzen 5 family, in order to remain more comparable with each other now. Gaming is one thing, the productive use is another. Because one thing we are guaranteed not to do here: overclocking.

In these subsequent tests, we have also deliberately dispensed with Intel's Core i3 and Pentium, because they are known to be less suitable for the target group that they are now chosen. However, as we already know from the synthetic benchmarks, the pure compute performance of the Ryzen 3 is quite appealing, so we prefer to compare it within their large family and even with significantly more expensive CPUs.

2D Bechmarks: DirectX and GDI/GDI+

We first added the new CPUs to AutoCAD 2D and our graphics throughput benchmark for the GDI/GDI+ functions and combined them into a common gallery. The two "new ones" rank exactly where you could expect them based on the bar.

2D benchmarks: Adobe Creative Cloud

In this suite, as expected, both CPUs also rank at the end, which in turn is a matter of the bar. Without SMT you can't really get any further in some places, especially since you even have to beat the old FX processor in InDesign. If, as with the Ryzen 3 1200, the clock is very low, it quickly becomes a game of patience.

3D Bechmarks: DirectX and OpenGL

The graphics performance of the CPUs in the individual programs and suites now gives an overall picture, which is also no different from the core statements of the launch article. Especially the smaller Ryzen 3 1200 drops off significantly, while the Ryzen 3 1300X can usually save itself a little because of the higher clock.

CPU Performance: Workstation

Of course, in the production area, not only 3D graphics performance is important in the application, because many things are calculated by the CPU in parallel within these applications (simulations, compute tasks, preview rendering, etc.). In order to get a truly objective impression, you always have to look at both in context.

But that's where all Ryzen 7 aren't so bad and even the Ryzen 5 are still in the game. If it doesn't matter primarily to the core number, the Ryzen 3 1300X beats itself even more passably compared to the larger R5 1500X, while with the Ryzen 3 1200 you can't really pull the sausage off the plate.

CPU Performance: Photorealistic Rendering

In final rendering, it is not so much universality that matters, but the most efficient and fast, parallelized processing. That is why we prefer to look at this section separately. It is no wonder that both Ryzen 3 are flattened quite clearly by all other CPUs. Without SMT and with only four cores, the weather outlook is frozen to cloudy.

CPU Performance: Encoding and Compression/Decompression

Number crunchers have actually been AMD's CPUs before and so it's no surprise that the larger Ryzen CPUs can put on quite a good show. Only the Ryzen 3 are a little badly beaten and no longer offer a convincing performance. Office yes, but please don't have media files.

Intermediate conclusion

While the slightly more potent Ryzen 3 1300X can still hold its own by means of a higher CPU clock, many things in modern everyday life will probably not be a joy with the Ryzen 3 1200. At the latest, when it comes to clock and/or thread count, you will have to bake significantly smaller buns with this CPU.

Both CPUs are suitable for easier office or design work, but not for much more. If so, we would resort to the Ryzen 3 1300X or consider overclocking the Ryzen 3 1200 at least a little bit. If you don't want the latter, you should switch to the larger models. What may just be enough now is definitely no longer an investment in the future.

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