AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-10300

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 Intel Core i3-10300 and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis 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 special test applications like Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Furmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, WPrime, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-10300 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%

Core i3-10300

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-10300 is 1% better than Ryzen 3 1200. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 1200

52%

Core i3-10300

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	93.0
Valorant	104.4	105.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	59.2
Apex Legends	98.2	99.4
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	79.3
Overwatch	84.6	85.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	72.9
DOOM Eternal	52.2	52.9
Warzone	81.5	82.5
Assassin's Creed	87.7	88.8
Valheim	86.7	87.7

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 tested computers not only did they have 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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%

Core i3-10300

63%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10300 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 1200 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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	Intel Core i3-10300
Cinbench 15 Single-core	129	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	1037
Cinbench 20 Single-core	333	462
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1191	2353
Cinbench 23 Single-core	885	1208
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3368	4690

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i3-10300
Single-Core	1894	2685
Multi-Core	6325	9387

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i3-10300
Single-Core	1083	1238
Multi-Core	3839	4924

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i3-10300
Announcement date	July 27, 2017	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Summit Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	10
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1200BBM4KAE

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-10300 is 16% better than Ryzen 3 1200 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10300 is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i3-10300 before making a decision 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.

Intel Core i3-10300 - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-10300 specs and review.