Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 4-core AM4
Seven high-performance heat pipes and dual Silent Wings PWM fans deliver a 270W TDP cooling capacity with near-silent operation. The funnel-shaped front fan and speed switch between Quiet and Performance modes offer precise airflow control, while the height-adjustable design ensures broad RAM and VRM compatibility. This cooler is best for system builders seeking robust, quiet air cooling for mid-range AM4 or LGA 1700 CPUs in productivity-focused builds.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Ryzen 3 |
| Model | 1200 |
| Codename | Zen |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| P-cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 3100 |
| Boost Clock | 3400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 6266 |
| PassMark Single | 1925 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2666 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | AM4 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 270 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 | 24 | 64 | 128 | 48 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3400 | 5200 | 5700 | 3500 | 4400 | 4000 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 8 | 96 | 36 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Tdp W | 270 | 120 | 125 | 200 | 360 | 200 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 | LGA 1851 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.2 | 98.4 | 95.1 | 87.5 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.6 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.8 | 95.9 | 97 | 96.6 | 90.7 | 99.8 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.8 | 96.7 | 90.6 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.7 | 76.8 | 84 | 83.7 | 94.4 | 38.3 | 80.1 |
Usage Scores
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