AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Blender, Furmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Prime95, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core 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%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 1200

52%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	90.8
Valorant	104.4	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	57.8
Apex Legends	98.2	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	77.4
Overwatch	84.6	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	71.2
DOOM Eternal	52.2	51.6
Warzone	81.5	80.5
Assassin's Creed	87.7	86.7
Valheim	86.7	85.7

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

To make a final resolution 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 Ryzen 3 1200 is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	129	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	333	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1191	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	885	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3368	3624

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	1894	1463
Multi-Core	6325	4132

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	1083	652
Multi-Core	3839	2781

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy 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 FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	July 27, 2017	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Core name	Summit Ridge	Vishera
Architecture	Zen	Bulldozer
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		32 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache		8MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1200BBM4KAE	FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 11% better than Ryzen 3 1200 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 1200. 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: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 8
All the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.