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Ryzen 3 1200 vs Ryzen 5 1600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 1600 is ahead of the Ryzen 3 1200 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 115%, including 115% in Cinebench R23 multi (6,468 vs 3,013).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 3 1200 and the Ryzen 5 1600. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 3 1200Ryzen 5 1600
cores 46
threads 412
base clock ghz 3.13.2
boost clock ghz —3.6
tdp w 6565
memory bus —Dual-channel
l3 cache mb —16
process nm —14
socket —AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser and PassMark Software; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 3 1200Ryzen 5 1600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic		 3,013 points6,468 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck		 834 points895 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser		 2,849 points5,162 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser		 996 points1,081 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 6,266 points12,253 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 1,925 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,063 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,064 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 3 1200 or the Ryzen 5 1600?

The Ryzen 5 1600 is ahead of the Ryzen 3 1200 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 115%, including 115% in Cinebench R23 multi (6,468 vs 3,013).

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