Ryzen 3 1200 AF Review, Benchmarks, Overclocking – SteDi Gaming
Today we are reviewing the Ryzen 3 1200 processor. Why are
we reviewing it now when it is almost 3 years old model? Because it recently
got a new revision, the so called Ryzen 3 1200 AF . What is different about it?
It now uses the newer 12 nm Zen + silicon, instead of the original 14 nm Zen.
What are the benefits of it then? First of all, you get the benefits of a Zen +
core updates – 3% better IPC, Precision Boost 2, faster L3 cache, and a higher
quality memory controller that can run at higher frequencies, although official
support remains the same – DDR4-2667.
Particularly important is the Precision Boost 2, since the original Ryzen 3
1200 uses the older version, with specifically described boost states, and for
this model it even lacks an All Core boost state. For single-threaded load, the
processor runs at 3.4 GHz + 0.05 MHz XFR if cooling allows. And in any other
case it is nailed to 3.1 GHz. Precision Boost 2 allows the processor to move
across the entire range between those frequencies as required. What’s more – we
not sure how much of a firmware problem for the Asrcok X370M-HDV motherboard
used for the test, or the new revision feature, but we really didn’t see the AF
version go below 3,45 GHz at load. So just from better clocks you can get easy
10% better multithreaded performance.
How can you check if it is the new revision? By the Part
number on the box or the so called OPN number written on the
processor itself. You need to look for the box label Part #: YD1200BBAFBOX,
while for the old model it is YD1200BBAEBOX. On the processor, however, the
inscription is YD1200BBM4KAF for the new model while for the old one is
YD1200BBM4KAF. Many online stores have already learned and published at least
Part # value, so you can easily differentiate them.
There is one other hidden surprise in this CPU. After seeing
the test results, we was surprised that in some games there is a massive gap over
the old model. And we decided to dig a little more. And it turned out that at
least my processor uses just a single, fully enabled CCX (4 cores, 8 MB L3
cache), instead 2 half CCXs (2 times 2 cores+4 MB L3 cache) as in the original.
And this is obviously a huge benefit to gaming, since communication between CCX
takes around 2.5 times more time than inside CCX. Also, using a single L3 cache
in a single CCX also means that the effective L3 cache size may be a bit
larger, as there is a chance of duplication of data on two separate blocks.
Finally, another benefit of the Ryzen 2 1200 AF. Officially,
the X570 based motherboards do not support the original Zen models due to the
(alleged) lack of place in UEFI chips. However, the Ryzen 3 1200 AF is a Zen+
model, which means that it will work with them, making it the cheapest
processor supported by the X570, since Athlon models are still based on the
original 14 nm Zen architecture. So if you find yourself in a theoretical
situation that you need a processor to temporarily fill the X570 motherboard, you’ll
only have to spend about 60 bucks instead of about 100 for a Ryzen 3 3200. The
downside, though, is that you don’t have embedded video.
Since we decided we couldn’t help but check how the overclocking
potential is, we decided to use a slightly better cooler than the box model,
namely the Chinese Snowman M-X6, which we got for about $ 16 with delivery. Unfortunately,
our hopes of at least 4 GHz quickly evaporated, making it impossible to achieve
stability even with 1.425 V. The clock speed hits a hard wall at exactly 3925
MHz with 1.35 V, tested in Prime 95 SmallFFT. Even 75 mV more don’t allow it to
move even 25 MHz upwards, while keeping stability. So final overclocking
results is 13.7% increase over the standard (?) 3.45 GHz.
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Review
Written by
Antony Leather
August 4, 2017 | 18:30
Tags: #am4 #cpu #ryzen #ryzen-3-1200
Companies: #amd
1 — AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Review2 — Test Setup3 — Content Creation and Synthetic Tests4 — Rendering Performance5 — 3D Performance6 — Power Consumption7 — Overclocking, Performance Analysis, and Conclusion
Manufacturer: AMD
UK price (as reviewed): £98.
99 (inc. VAT)
US price (as reviewed): $109.99 (exc. tax)
It’s been a long road since March this year and the initial launch of Ryzen, but AMD has made a lot of headway with stability and memory compatibility improvements as well as launching an entire range of overclockable CPUs for Socket AM4. Today we’re looking at the last Ryzen mainstream CPU to hit the shelves, the Ryzen 3 1200, which is unsurprisingly also the cheapest and least powerful.
However, that doesn’t mean it’s the least interesting. In fact, it’s perhaps one of the most important Ryzen models for AMD for the simple reason it has the most potential to shake things up even more than any Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7. This is for a few reasons, and most are similar to the Ryzen 3 1300X we looked at recently too.
The big deal here, though, is that the Ryzen 3 1200 is even cheaper than the 1300X. In fact, it’s seen a small price cut since its recent launch and now sits at less than £100, which is remarkable for an overclockable, quad-core CPU.
This means that if combined with one of the several decent £80 AM4 B350 chipset boards out there, you’d still have enough cash left over to buy a great case such as the Phanteks Eclipse P400S, or a decent air cooler and a couple of additional case fans, and still end up with money to spare compared to the price of an Intel Core i5-7600K alone.
However, there are some good reasons for this low price, and you should be aware of them, especially if you’re not planning on overclocking your system. The Ryzen 3 1200 only has a base frequency of 3.1GHz and boosts to just 3.4GHz while sporting a meagre XFR boost of just 50MHz. The Ryzen 3 1300X is 400MHz faster on the base frequency, 300MHz faster on the turbo frequency, and has a massive 200MHz XFR boost meaning it can hit 3.9GHz, albeit not across all cores.
This deficit will mean significantly lower performance in a range of applications, yet the price difference between it and it’s big, X-edition brothe, is only around £30.
Even at this end of the market, that difference is probably worth paying, but then again, AMD has cunningly allowed all its Ryzen CPUs to be overclocked. This means that while the Ryzen 3 1200 sports some lowly frequencies at stock speed, if it overclocks as well as other non X-edition CPUs we’ve seen, it could mean there’s very little difference between the Ryzen 3 CPUs once you’ve tweaked some EFI settings.
All other specifications are the same. Both CPUs have 8MB L3 cache total and 512KB L2 cache per core and are both rated at 65W TDP. Like the Ryzen 3 1300X, the 1200 also lacks Simultaneous Multi-Threading, so while these frequencies tally somewhat with the considerably more expensive Ryzen 5 1400 and might appear to make the latter obsolete, the Ryzen 5 does sport an extra eight threads, which explains why it costs £50, or around 50 percent, more.
- Base frequency 3.1GHz
- Turbo frequency 3.4GHz
- XFR boost 50MHz
- Core Summit Ridge (Zen)
- Manufacturing process 14nm
- Cores/threads 4/4
- Cache L2: 4 x 512KB, L3 8MB
- Memory controller Dual-channel DDR4, up to 2,667MHz
- Packaging AMD Socket AM4
- Thermal design power (TDP) 65W
- Features XFR, Precision Boost, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.
2, EM64T, F16C
1 — AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Review2 — Test Setup3 — Content Creation and Synthetic Tests4 — Rendering Performance5 — 3D Performance6 — Power Consumption7 — Overclocking, Performance Analysis, and Conclusion
How to overclock AMD Ryzen 3/5/7 — three ways bmw. In general, the review of the A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 1200 is already in reality and in the flesh. And before my move to the Ryzen 5 1600, I decided to show you three easy as a spoon ways to overclock any Ryzen processors. They are suitable even for those who have never dealt with overclocking at all — and I will explain why.
1. Preparing for overclocking Ryzen
2. Overclocking with Ryzen Master
3. Overclocking with MSI Command Center
4. Overclocking with BIOS
Preparing for overclocking Ryzen
First, let’s prepare the necessary equipment. We need:
- random AMD Ryzen processor (no, Athlon and APU will not work)
- motherboard based on B350 or X370 chipset for fast multiplier overclocking (I have MSI B350M Pro-VDH)
- installed Ryzen Master applications and a proprietary overclocking program from your motherboard manufacturer (in my case, this is MSI Command Center)
Technically, there are a lot of programs for overclocking in Windows — there are both EVGA Precision and MSI Afterburner, but I give an example of programs that with a 99% probability will end up on your video card driver disk.
And if you are a fan of downloading drivers from the Internet, then one of these programs will definitely appear on the manufacturer’s website. A megabyte does not pull a pocket, right? As for Ryzen Master, I attribute this program to the required drivers, but not the motherboard, but the processor.
Read also: everything you need to know about overclocking RAM
Now — about why this scheme is suitable even for beginners. It’s simple — we will overclock the processor by only 100 MHz above its Boost frequency! Through space and time, the indignant cries of masters and professional overclockers are already flying to me, they say, “What’s the point of overclocking then?” Indignant gentlemen, do not forget that we all started somewhere, and +100 MHz is ideal for the first step.
Why? The overclocker will immediately be able to see the result of his work by going to the task manager and switching to the «Performance» tab. Here are those little numbers that are different from the standard ones that will insanely warm the soul of beginners.
With such a scale, you don’t need to be afraid of either the voltage, or the power supply, or the cooling — even a standard boxed cooler can easily withstand a miniature plus to the load on the processor.
Yes, such overclocking is more psychological than actual and effective. And this is good — the more people stop being afraid to overclock processors, the more mainstream the direction will become. You look, and the azure ones will come to their senses and stop making pebbles with an open multiplier 50% more expensive than standard ones …
Despite all of the above, always has a chance of breaking . Perhaps your motherboard is defective, but barely holds up under standard CPU loads. Or the processor itself is bad. Therefore, edition of Root Nation is not responsible for your actions, everything you do, you do at your own peril and risk!
The good thing is that in the case of the processor, the warranty does not reset if you overclock Ryzen within reasonable limits, and +100 MHz is nowhere more reasonable.
For example, I will take a Ryzen 3 1200 with a Boost frequency of 3400 MHz. Let’s get started!
Overclocking via Ryzen Master
Yes, unlike many of my colleagues in the overclocking shop, I can’t stand BIOS overclocking in the first place. And all because for a beginner it is much more scary to climb into the jungle of the boot screen, to an interface unknown to him, where there are a bunch of scary switches, and if you do something wrong, you can break your computer. No, we will start with overclocking right when Windows is running.
If you haven’t downloaded Ryzen Master yet, download it from here. Install where you need, run, see the following screen:
Choose an arbitrary profile (1, 2, whatever, except for the standard one). We need to change only one indicator — «Speed (MHz)». You can either set 3500 in numbers, or click on the up arrow to the desired number. You need to set the indicator in just one window — to the left of everything.
The remaining boxes on the right will be set to the appropriate parameters automatically.
Save the profile and click on «Apply» on the top right.
We enjoy the result! Of course, you would like to see a frequency of 3500 MHz all the time, but Windows works a little differently. In addition, even this frequency is higher than Boost.
Overclocking via MSI Command Center
The principle is the same. If you have not downloaded the program, download it on the official page of your motherboard manufacturer in the «Drivers» section. If you have an MSI B350M Pro-VDH, it’s located here in the «Utility» section. Install, run.
Under the sliders depicting the CPU frequency, we find the inscription Ratio, to the right of which the multiplier is indicated. By default, in the case of the Ryzen 3 1200, it is set to 31.
It can be increased either by entering the desired number immediately (in our case, 35), or by poking the plus sign and increasing the multiplier in increments of 0.
25.
As soon as the desired multiplier is set, click on Save on the top right, and then on Apply. We enjoy the result!
Overclocking via BIOS
The most difficult way, if only because we have to turn off the computer. Therefore, if you read this article on a PC, I advise you to switch to a smartphone. So, turn off the computer, turn it on again and poke the Delete key until the BIOS loads. If your motherboard supports «hot login» by, say, holding down the power key for 5 seconds, use this, but remember to check this possibility in the motherboard manual.
In the BIOS, do not touch anything, find the Overclocking Settings / OC menu, open it. We are interested in the items Adjusted CPU Frequency with the number 3100 according to the standard and CPU Ratio with the number 31 according to the standard. These are respectively the frequency and the multiplier.
If you do not have such a motherboard, you can find these indicators by values.
That is, we are looking for something similar to the CPU Ratio / Multiplier with values \u200b\u200bof 31 in the case, again, Ryzen 3 1200. If you have MSI, find the CPU Ratio, set it to 35, go to Motherboard Settings, click Save & Exit, and after — Save Changes & Reboot.
Before rebooting, you can see what changes we approve, and ideally, the list should only contain an item with CPU Ratio, and a line with the exact time.
However, sometimes changing the multiplier will automatically speed up the fan — then the Fan Control item will appear in the list. In general, we confirm the changes, reboot and enjoy the result!
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05/08/2020 [15:11], Alexey Razin Historically, the meaning of overclocking was the ability of junior processors of the family to increase the frequency to the level of older models with a proportional increase in performance.
Image Source: HWBot, NoMS The lifting of the ban on the publication of test results for the Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X processors has freed the hands of those enthusiasts who managed to test the overclocking potential of AMD’s new products presented yesterday. Of course, the use of liquid nitrogen to cool an entry-level processor is more of a sporting interest than a practical one, but this did not stop the overclockers. Taiwanese cryogenic overclocking guru TSAIK, who is also MSI’s in-house technician, used an X570 Tomahawk motherboard to overclock a Ryzen 3 3100 processor to 5924MHz using liquid nitrogen. The author did not publish illustrations of the test bench, but the result of validation in the CPU-Z database allows us to judge that at the indicated frequency the processor kept four cores and eight threads active.
Image source: TSAIK, CPU-Z Last November, TSAIK overclocked the Ryzen 9 processor to 6042 MHz3950X, keeping all 16 cores and 32 threads active. As a rule, the fewer active cores a processor has, the higher the frequency it reaches during overclocking. It should be borne in mind that for the production of the flagship model, AMD uses selected crystals, which may have a higher frequency potential compared to those used for the production of inexpensive processors such as the Ryzen 3 3100. However, the latter approached the milestone 6 on the first try, 0 GHz, which can be taken as a very good result. Brazilian overclocker NoMS was simultaneously testing a Ryzen 3 3300X processor. True, he did not try to reach the maximum frequency, but instead tested the existing instance under the load of computational tests, in which the processor was able to work stably at 5550 MHz. Ryzen 3 3100 should show similar behavior under load. Liquid cooling, more suitable for everyday use, allowed the Brazilian to overclock the Ryzen 3 3300X processor to frequencies above 4. |
The first experiments with extreme overclocking Ryzen 3 3100 show that in terms of frequency potential it is almost as good as Ryzen 93950X, the senior model of the Matisse family. 
