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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 710 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $395.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 3900X - $2.38 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 3 1200 - 181 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 24 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
166
91.71270718232044%
Value, $/FPS
$2.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
Value Winner
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
96.74796747967478%
Price, $
$445
88%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
58.12167749556999%
Multi-Core
2834
28.51680418595291%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1200 or Ryzen 9 3900X
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
147 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$20.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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127 FPS
$14.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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