Ryzen 3 3250U vs Phenom II X2 N640

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 N640
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.90
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+167%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25291770
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.4315.14
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 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 speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VurtualizationMMX, 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-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 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 cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

Phenom II X2 N640 0.90
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+167%

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 342
Ryzen 3 3250U 749
+119%

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 623
Ryzen 3 3250U 1456
+134%

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 2
Ryzen 3 3250U 4
+138%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 2.40
Recency 1 October 2010 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 166.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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