AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
Intel Core i5-8600T
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Intel Core i5-8600T. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
Released
Q2/2018
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Intel Core i5-8600T
Intel Core i5-8600T

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] or Intel Core i5-8600T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i5-8600T has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    927 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    403 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    360 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    736 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    679 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8600T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    572 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    752 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    570 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    13 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    546 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
Intel Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-7600T
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-9600T
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-8600T and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Core i5-8600T to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm], virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Core i5-8600T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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