AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1786 vs 1649

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786 vs 1649

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4487 vs 3853

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4487 vs 3853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6442EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

1649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3853

4487

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786	1649
PassMark - CPU mark	3853	4487

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q4'15
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1349	1420
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-6442EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.90 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
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		0x191B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
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
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
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)