AMD Phenom II X4 945
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AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 945
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Released
Q1/2017
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

What's the best choice AMD Phenom II X4 945 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Phenom II X4 945 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2009.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1329 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 945 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    557 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    468 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    897 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    726 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1234 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1173 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    723 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    562 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    780 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    471 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    991 place
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    906 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    426 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    577 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    763 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    877 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    334 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    389 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    723 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    216 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Phenom II X4 945 AMD Phenom II X4 945
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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 Phenom II left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Phenom II - 800/900 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
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
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Phenom II X4 945. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Phenom II X4 945 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X4 945 and AMD Phenom II X4 945, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Deneb (K10) left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2009 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Phenom II X4 945 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
168
AMD Phenom II X4 945
333
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
606
AMD Phenom II X4 945
1191
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
79
AMD Phenom II X4 945
129
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
304
AMD Phenom II X4 945
477
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
403
AMD Phenom II X4 945
800
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1343
AMD Phenom II X4 945
2574
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1603
AMD Phenom II X4 945
3464
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5610
AMD Phenom II X4 945
9145
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.91
AMD Phenom II X4 945
1.59
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.58
AMD Phenom II X4 945
5.33
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3740
AMD Phenom II X4 945
6795
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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