Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium M 738
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 1746% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 738 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3340 | 1783 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 80 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.23 | 15.14 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | no data | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 738 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 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 Pentium M 738 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 738 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 738 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 738 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 738 and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 2.40 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium M 738 has 50% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has a 1746.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 738 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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