UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8100

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 388^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

Poor: 37% Great: 68%

SPEED RANK: 640^th / 1442

Gaming 57%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 43%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		70.6 %	Faster effective speed. +24%		57 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +26%	64.8 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	106 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +17%	90.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	210 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +18%	178 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	342 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +22%	281 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	359 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +19%	302 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +24%	75.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	112 Pts	+1%	111 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	224 Pts	+2%	219 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	408 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +13%	362 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	419 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +10%	380 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.29 %	Hugely higher market share. +867%	0.03 %
Value Value For Money	91.2 %	Better value. +21%	75.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	67 %	Slightly more popular. +10%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$110		$100	Slightly cheaper. +9%


Age Newest	78 Months	+2%	80 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +16%	3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.6 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +6%	3.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	420 Pts	Slightly faster OC 64-core speed. +9%	386 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	364 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +20%	304 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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The Ryzen 3 1200 is the second of AMD's new entry level CPUs which feature the latest Zen core architecture, as already seen in the Ryzen 5 and 7 series. Like its sister, the Ryzen 3 1300X, the 1200 is a four core CPU which offers fantastic value for money. Priced at just $109, this unlocked processor has stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.1 / 3.4 GHz respectively, compared to 3.5 / 3.7 GHz for the 1300X. Early benchmarks show that the Ryzen 3 1200 is worthy competition to Intel's six month old and currently 50% more expensive i3-7320. This may make the fact that the 1200 comes without integrated graphics more forgivable. The dual core, hyperthreaded i3-7320 beats the 1300 in single threaded tests by over 20% but the 1200 wins in multi-threaded tasks, scoring 10% higher for quad-core benchmarks, making the Ryzen 3 1200 a better choice for thread intensive workloads. ^{[Jul '17 CPUPro]}

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