AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i3-6100

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i3-6100 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Core i3-6100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 65°C
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
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 51 Watt

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs September 2015
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 65°C
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 51 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2172 vs 1749
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4126 vs 3766

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2172 vs 1749
PassMark - CPU mark	4126 vs 3766

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

2172

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3766

4126

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i3-6100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	2172
PassMark - CPU mark	3766	4126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1976
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.445
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i3-6100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	September 2015
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1472	1460
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$110
Price now		$147.49
Processor Number		i3-6100
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.96
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		150 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	350 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)