AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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 3250U

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1771 vs 1674
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3812 vs 3697

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 8 January 2018
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark	3812 vs 3697

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1771

1674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3812

3697

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771	1674
PassMark - CPU mark	3812	3697
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		631
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		160.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		54.749
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4877
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4877

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Family	AMD Ryzen	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	8 January 2018
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG	YM2200C4T2OFB
Place in performance rating	1452	1445
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)