Ryzen 3 3250U vs i7-2657M

Place in the ranking	2480	1783
Place by popularity	not in top-100	80
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	5.51	15.13
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$317	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2657M 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	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	26
L1 cache	128 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	149 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2657M 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	FCBGA1023	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

i7-2657M 0.99

Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+142%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-2657M 3491

Ryzen 3 3250U 4088
+17.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-2657M 6229

Ryzen 3 3250U 10251
+64.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-2657M 2546

Ryzen 3 3250U 3966
+55.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-2657M 2

Ryzen 3 3250U 4
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.99	2.40
Integrated graphics card	0.66	2.98
Recency	3 January 2011	6 January 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 142.4% higher aggregate performance score, 351.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2657M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2657M and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.