Testseek.co.uk have collected 261 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Socket AM4.
August 2017
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The editors liked
One of the most affordable quad-core CPUs on the market
Decent gaming performance
Extremely easy to overclock
Almost matched performance of 1300X once overclocked
Efficient and cool
Easy to keep cool
Solid value
Impressive multi-core performance
Easy upgrade path
Lots of motherboard choice
Low platform cost
Easy to overclock
Sense MI technologies
Very low thermal output
Great for gamers
Competitive mainstream performance
Neutral
- No RGB Wraith cooler (Why not make them more accessible AMD?)
- Same power envelope as Ryzen 7
Impressive multi-threaded performance
Low price
Good gaming performance
Competitive price versus performance
Significantly lowers AM4 and Ryzen platform entry cost
Good 1080P60
1440P60
And slightly higher refresh rate gaming performance at stock and when overclocked
Unlocked overclocking multiplier
High-speed memory sup
The editors didn't like
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“The cheapest Ryzen to date is an impressive bit of hardware. Delivering quad-core performance and easy overclocking that’s sure to please those building a system on a tighter budget”
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core CPU Review
Lack of IGP may hurt target market
IGPU
Unambitious clock speeds
Overclocking isn't rewarding
Power consumption is significantly higher than Intel competitors
Intel's bargain Pentium G4560 remains a tough thorn in AMD's side
Lack of iGPU compared to Intel competitors may limit some possible applications or troubleshooting approaches
IntroAfter launching Ryzen 7 (high-end) and Ryzen 5 (mainstream) lineups, AMD released last week the Ryzen 3 entry CPUs. There are two new models: the Ryzen 3 1300X (3.5 GHz base clock, 3.7 GHz turbo clock) and the Ryzen 3 1200 (3.1 GHz base clock, 3.4 GH...
Published: 2017-07-28, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
The R3 1200 is in a significantly more advantaged position than the 1300X, and continues the interesting trend AMD has going with its stack. Just like with the R7 series, it seems most wise to purchase the lower-tier unit of the R3 CPUs – as they are both...
Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
Published: 2017-07-27, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
For the mainstream consumer and market, we now have a complete picture of the Ryzen CPU family from AMD and I am impressed by the performance, capability, and completeness of the lineup. In a matter of just a few months, AMD has gone from irrelevant to re...
The AMD Ryzen 3 series of processors are priced below $130 and for that price the performed pretty well in our testing. These aren't exactly exciting processors, but they are quad-core processors that handle most multi-threaded workloads with ease. The AM...
Abstract: It all seems like a blur now, but as August approaches it will be a year since AMD's announcement of the “ZEN” CPU core architecture ("designed from the ground up with optimal balance of performance and power") at the Hot Chips 28 Symposium on High Perfor...
Published: 2017-07-27, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
Before we issue a verdict on the Ryzen 3 duo, it's time once again to sum up our gaming and productivity data using our famous value scatter plots. To make our higher-is-better visualization work, we've converted the geometric mean of each chip's 99th-pe...
In the end, the Ryzen 3 processors are a great budget processor. Performance, particularly in gaming, was very good. Competition here is intended to be the Intel i3 series, of which those only have two physical cores. All of the Ryzen 3 series has four ph...
Published: 2017-07-27, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
For as much hype and excitement that has been generated around Zen and the Ryzen products so far, with everything focused on the high-end when we hit the lower elements of the stack and the volume parts, not much ‘excitement' is to be had. We've already g...
Published: 2017-07-27, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
Abstract: At first, we would like to thank AMD for sending out both their AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X and Ryzen™ 3 1200 quad-core processors for testing and reviewing.“Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale...
