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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500

AMD Ryzen 3 1200
21.1Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 7500
—Inno Score
20Single-core—
22Multi-core49.5
20.6Gamingspec-based64.1
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 3 120011 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7500

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 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

  • Lower launch price: $109 vs $189

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7500

  • Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 22
  • 438% higher PassMark: 26,882 vs 5,000
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 8 MB
  • 200% higher threads: 12 vs 4
  • 200% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 2 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
Announced20172026
SocketAM4AM5
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W—
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
Cores46+50%
Performance cores4—
Efficiency cores0—
Threads412+200%
Base clock3.1 GHz3.7 GHz+19%
Boost clock3.4 GHz5 GHz+47%
L2 cache2 MB6 MB+200%
L3 cache8 MB32 MB+300%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
iGPU—AMD Radeon Graphics
iGPU clock—2,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
Memory supportDDR4-2667DDR5-5200
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
PCIe version35+67%
CPU PCIe lanes2424

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 versus AMD Ryzen 5 7500
SpecAMD Ryzen 3 1200AMD Ryzen 5 7500
Geekbench 6 (single)920Bottom 3%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,400Bottom 3%—
Cinebench R23 (single)830Bottom 2%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)3,000Bottom 2%—
PassMark5,000Bottom 3%26,882+438%Top 49%

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