AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and Intel Core i7-5700EQ 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5700EQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2092 vs 1911
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5803 vs 3153

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2092 vs 1911
PassMark - CPU mark	5803 vs 3153

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3153

5803

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	3153	5803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Broadwell
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q2'15
OPN Tray	YM325CC4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1254	1278
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5700EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.60 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	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1600
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 3
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)