AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i3-2330M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i3-2330M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Core i3-2330M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 967
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3766 vs 1247

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 15 May 2011
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3072 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark	3766 vs 1247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2330M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3766

1247

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i3-2330M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	967
PassMark - CPU mark	3766	1247
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		816
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.487

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i3-2330M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	15 May 2011
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1472	3110
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$19
Price now		$170.20
Processor Number		i3-2330M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.36
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	650 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)