AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon 320GE

Processor comparisons   31-01-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Athlon 320GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, SuperPi, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Gears 5, WPrime, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, Blender, AIDA64, 3DMark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 320GE or AMD Ryzen 3 1200.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 1200

51%

Athlon 320GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 1200

52%

Athlon 320GE

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	90.3
Valorant	104.4	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	57.5
Apex Legends	98.2	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	77.0
Overwatch	84.6	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	70.8
DOOM Eternal	52.2	51.3
Warzone	81.5	80.1
Assassin's Creed	87.7	86.2
Valheim	86.7	85.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 1200

55%

Athlon 320GE

93%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon 320GE is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 1200 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon 320GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	129	93
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	490
Cinbench 20 Single-core	333	234
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1191	1068
Cinbench 23 Single-core	885	603
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3368	2903

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon 320GE
Single-Core	1894	2181
Multi-Core	6325	5116

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon 320GE
Single-Core	1083	980
Multi-Core	3839	2274

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD Athlon 320GE
Announcement date	July 27, 2017	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Summit Ridge	Picasso
Architecture	Zen	Zen+
Generation	1	2
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache		4MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1200BBM4KAE	YD32GEC6M2OFH YD32GEC6FHBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 320GE is 11% better than Ryzen 3 1200 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 3 1200 has 2 more core than Athlon 320GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 1200 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 320GE is better: 9
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon 320GE before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 1200 specs and review.

AMD Athlon 320GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon 320GE specs and review.