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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (AF)

4C/4T · 3.4 GHz · 65 W

The Ryzen 3 1200 (AF) is a revised Ryzen 3 1200 built on 12 nm Zen+ Pinnacle Ridge silicon instead of the original 14 nm Zen die, identified by "AF" in its part number. AMD kept the 1200 name and clocks and classifies it as part of the Ryzen 1000 series. It launched in April 2020 at US$60 with a Wraith Stealth cooler.

General

Manufacturer: AMD
Model: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (AF)
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Ryzen 1000
Codename: Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Zen+
Release date: Apr 21, 2020
Price: $60Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 3.10 GHz
Boost clock: 3.40 GHz
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✓ Yes
L2 cache: 2 MB
L3 cache: 8 MB
Technology (nm): 12 nm
GF 12 nm (12LP)

Platform

Socket: AM4
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: DDR4-2666
2-channel
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 3.0

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2SSE4AAVXAVX2FMA3AESSHAAMD-V
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: This processor is absent from Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 supported-processor lists, and no separate 26H2 list has been published, so Windows 10 is the newest officially supported Windows release. Mainstream Linux distributions run on it, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic 64-bit x86 hardware.

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