AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
20Single-core—
22Multi-core46.4
20.6Gamingspec-based45.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 3 120012 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 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
- 20% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 24 vs 20
- Lower launch price: $109 vs $170
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
- Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 22
- 387% higher PassMark: 24,372 vs 5,000
- 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
- 200% higher threads: 12 vs 4
- 200% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 2 MB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2024 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Process | 14 nm | 4 nm+71% |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | 88 W | 88 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 4 | 12+200% |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz+35% |
| Boost clock | 3.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz+38% |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB+200% |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB+100% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2667 | DDR5-5200 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 256 GB+300% |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 3 | 4+33% |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24+20% | 20 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | 24,372+387%Bottom 45% |
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