AMD Ryzen 3 processors have already arrived to complete the new family based on Zen and offer users a very economical alternative with excellent performance. The two models announced are Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 1300X formed by four physical cores. How do they behave towards Core i3 who are their natural rivals?
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and 1300X are two processors with very similar characteristics. Both are formed by a total of four physical cores and four processing threads lacking the SMT technology that duplicates the logical cores. To do this AMD has deactivated two cores of each CCX compound that forms the Summit Summit Ridge and has deactivated half the cache of each CCX, leaving us with a total of 8 MB of L3 cache.
AMD Ryzen 3 Overclocking
The Ryzen 3 1200 operates at base and turbo frequencies of 3.1 GHz and 3.4 GHz each while the Ryzen 3 1300X does so at 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz. That is the only important difference in addition to a more aggressive XFR mode in the case of the second. Both processors come with the multiplier unlocked for a simpler overclock.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 1300X Processors
Now we look at the Intel Core i3 7100 and Core i3 7300 processors, both have two physical cores with Hyperthreading technology, so they have 4 logical cores. We continue with 3 MB of L3 cache in both cases and the inability to overclock when having the multiplier block. The difference is found in the operating frequency, and the Core i3 7100 conforms to 3.9 GHz while the Core i3 7300 runs at 4 GHz. In this case, there is no base speed and turbo, so they will always work at the frequencies mentioned.
As we can see Ryzen 3 has the advantage of having twice as many physical cores although the Core i3s operate at higher frequencies, especially when all the threads are used since in this case, the frequencies of AMD silicon are very modest. The significant advantage of Ryzen 3 is that it allows overclocking and this can make a significant difference since having a very low power consumption we will need to spend a lot of money on an overclocking heatsink.
Benchmarks and games
To see and analyze the performance of the processor’s nothing better than to pass a complete battery of benchmarks and games, this will be able to evaluate their potential both mono-thread and multi-thread in different conditions. The following tables show the events obtained by the four processors in question.
Results and conclusions about AMD Ryzen 3 vs. Intel Core i3
However, all the four processors in analysis offer quite similar performance in the test. The Intel Core i3 has a little advantage in tests that make use of one or two cores. And Ryzen 3 has advantages when using more than two cores. We can say that the Ryzen 3 is a complete processor and with a better performance in general although the differences are quite small in general.
The significant advantage of Ryzen 3 is that they can be overclocked and with it, their performance can improve significantly. And that is something impossible to do with the Core i3. So we have a critical point in favor of Ryzen 3 in this sense.
Price
The next step is to look at prices, the Ryzen 3 1200. And Ryzen 3 1300X have approximate prices of 115 euros and 140 euros. On the other hand, the Core i3 7100 and Core i3 7300 have approximate prices of 110 euros. So, we can settle that there is no significant variation between the prices of Ryzen 3 and Core i3.
AMD Ryzen 3 Preview: Fantastic Overclockable Quad-Cores
That is why we believe that Ryzen 3 1200 is the best option, its price is extremely h. And that offers us four cores, and we can improve its performance through overclocking. AMD has brought us a small range of excellent features. That allows us to create a very competitive team in all kinds of tasks without spending a lot of money.