AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 763
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3766 vs 671

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	3766 vs 671

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3766

671

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	763
PassMark - CPU mark	3766	671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Windsor
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	May 2006
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1472	2360
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4
64 bit support
Die size		220 mm
Transistor count		154 million
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 Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 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