AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Handbrake, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-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-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 1200

52%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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. And if it seems to you 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: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	91.0
Valorant	104.4	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	57.9
Apex Legends	98.2	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	77.6
Overwatch	84.6	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	71.4
DOOM Eternal	52.2	51.7
Warzone	81.5	80.7
Assassin's Creed	87.7	86.9
Valheim	86.7	85.9

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 1200

55%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

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 Ryzen 3 1200 is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	129	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	333	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1191	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	885	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3368	3804

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1894	1551
Multi-Core	6325	5940

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1083	608
Multi-Core	3839	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	July 27, 2017	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Core name	Summit Ridge	Vishera
Architecture	Zen	Piledriver
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		32 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		8MB
L3 cache		8MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1200BBM4KAE	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 22% better than Ryzen 3 1200 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 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: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 10
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before deciding which of the processors 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.