Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium G3250

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+92%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium G3250 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23081783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.1915.14
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$171no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 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 speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 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
Socket1150FP5
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 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 cardIntel HD (Haswell)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

Pentium G3250 1.25
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+92%

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 G3250 1991
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812
+91.5%

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.

Pentium G3250 582
Ryzen 3 3250U 748
+28.5%

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.

Pentium G3250 995
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455
+46.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 2.40
Recency 21 July 2014 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 92% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 260% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3250 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3250 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3250 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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