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

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Q2/2020
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i5-8600T has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 35% 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)
    368 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    334 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure 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)
    280 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    240 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    358 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    360 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    208 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    92 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    10 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    390 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.

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.2 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    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.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
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 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Core i5-8600T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 9 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2018
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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