AMD FX-9800P
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AMD FX-9800P vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2016
AMD FX-9800P
AMD FX-9800P
Released
Q2/2020
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]

What's the best choice AMD FX-9800P or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD FX-9800P has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q2/2016.

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.

Differences

AMD FX-9800P Reasons to consider
AMD FX-9800P
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  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency

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

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-9800P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    878 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    823 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    991 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    960 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    388 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.70 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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9800 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    2.7 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.1 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
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    760 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow -
  • Shader
    512 left arrow -
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow -
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
    Decode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and AMD FX-9800P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    29.9 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-1866 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    3.0 x 8 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9800P and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 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
    90 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-9800P and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm], virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Excavator (Bristol Ridge) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    FP4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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