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AMD Ryzen 3 1200

vs

AMD Athlon X4 840

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Athlon X4 840 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Higher Technology: 14nm (14nm vs 28 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe 3.0 x16 (PCIe 3.0 x16 vs Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only))
Higher Memory Type: DDR4 (DDR4 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: July 2017 (July 2017 vs August 2014)

AMD Athlon X4 840

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 3.8 GHz (Up to 3.4GHz vs up to 3.8 GHz)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

July 2017

Launch Date

August 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Model Name

Athlon X4 840

Summit Ridge

Code Name

Kaveri

Generation

Athlon (Kaveri)

Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.1GHz

Basic Frequency

3.1 GHz

Up to 3.4GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 3.8 GHz

384KB

L1 Cache

256 KB

2MB

L2 Cache

4 MB

8MB

L3 Cache

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket FM2+

Multiplier

31.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

14nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

28 nm

65W

TDP

65 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

PCIe 3.0 x16

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)

Transistor Count

2,411 million

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR3

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

Up to 2667MT/s

Bus Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.