AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
20Single-core—
22Multi-core41.3
20.6Gamingspec-based84.4
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 3 120011 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- 38% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 105 W
- Has Cooler included — the other doesn't
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
- Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 22
- 1100% higher L3 cache: 96 MB vs 8 MB
- 306% higher PassMark: 20,323 vs 5,000
- 200% higher threads: 12 vs 4
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2025 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Process | 14 nm | 7 nm+50% |
| Base TDP | 65 W+38% | 105 W |
| Max turbo power | 88 W | — |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | — |
| Cooler included | Yes | No |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 4 | 12+200% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz+3% | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.4 GHz | 4 GHz+18% |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB+50% |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 96 MB+1100% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2667 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 128 GB+100% |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 3 | 4+33% |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24 | 24 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 920Bottom 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,400Bottom 3% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 830Bottom 2% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 3,000Bottom 2% | — |
| PassMark | 5,000Bottom 3% | 20,323+306%Bottom 37% |
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