Ryzen 3 3250U vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+70.2%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22141783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency1.4015.14
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors300 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 II X4 640 1.41
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+70.2%

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 II X4 640 2245
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812
+69.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
Ryzen 3 3250U 748
+139%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 949
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455
+53.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 2.40
Recency 11 May 2010 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has 100% more physical cores.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has a 70.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 640 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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