Ryzen 3 3250U vs Athlon 240GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85
+18.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Athlon 240GE outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16671770
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency7.7115.14
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date21 December 2018 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier3526
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size209.78 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 240GE 2.85
+18.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 240GE 4527
+19%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3805

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 2.40
Recency 21 December 2018 6 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon 240GE has a 18.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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