7 160UL vs Ryzen 3 3250U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1768	not rated
Place by popularity	96	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	15.14	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso (2019−2022)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4500 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL 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	1
Socket	FP5	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160UL.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 January 2020	8 April 2024
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm

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