AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs AMD A8-7050

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD A8-7050 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

AMD A8-7050

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 20 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 20 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
CPU 2: AMD A8-7050

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	AMD A8-7050
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911
PassMark - CPU mark	3153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		217.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	AMD A8-7050
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bald Eagle
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q3'14
OPN Tray	YM325CC4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1256	1630
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		100 MHz
VID voltage range		1.012 V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
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	FP3 (906)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)