AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD A8-5557M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

AMD A8-5557M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1911 vs 1037
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3153 vs 1801

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 23 May 2013
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3153 vs 1801

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3153

1801

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	3153	1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4970

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	AMD A8-5557M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Richland
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	23 May 2013
OPN Tray	YM325CC4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1358	1320
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)