Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium 3550M

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.84
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+186%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium 3550M by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25731770
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.1515.14
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3550M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size118 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M 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
SocketFCPGA946FP5
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M 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 Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

Pentium 3550M 0.84
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+186%

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.

Pentium 3550M 1330
Ryzen 3 3250U 3805
+186%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 2.40
Recency 1 September 2013 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 185.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 146.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.


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