Ryzen 3 3250U vs i3-6100TE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Core i3-6100TE by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1924 | 1768 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 96 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.32 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 5.36 | 15.11 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 12 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $117 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i3-6100TE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 27 | 26 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 98.57 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-6100TE 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.02 | 2.44 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.59 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 12 October 2015 | 6 January 2020 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3250U has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score, 15.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100TE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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