AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 vs 26 October 2017 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1820 vs 1772
- Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6548 vs 3809
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 192 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1820 vs 1772 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6548 vs 3809 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 3 3250U | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1772 | 1820 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3809 | 6548 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 661 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2341 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.657 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 270.96 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.872 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 24.115 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 88.733 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 638 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 925 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2240 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 638 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 925 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2240 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Zen |
Family | AMD Ryzen | AMD Ryzen Processors |
Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 | 26 October 2017 |
OPN Tray | YM3250C4T2OFG | YM2500C4T4MFB |
Place in performance rating | 1453 | 1466 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics | AMD Ryzen 5 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 |
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Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 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 | 3.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 3 | 8 |
Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | |
Transistor count | 4500 Million | |
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Memory |
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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 |
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Execution Units | 3 | |
Graphics base frequency | 1200 MHz | |
Number of pipelines | 192 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Radeon Vega 8 Graphics |
Graphics max frequency | 1100 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 8 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 12 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x8+1x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD SenseMI | ||
FreeSync | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
Video Core Next (VCN) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |