AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and Intel Core i5-7442EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 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

Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1911 vs 1819

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911 vs 1819

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7442EQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4834 vs 3153

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4834 vs 3153

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7442EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

1819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3153

4834

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	1819
PassMark - CPU mark	3153	4834
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2440

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q1'17
OPN Tray	YM325CC4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1258	1368
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-7442EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	350 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 3	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)