i5-13500E vs Ryzen 3 3250U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.49
Core i5-13500E
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
18.32
+636%

Core i5-13500E outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1762344
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency15.1425.70
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E 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
SocketFP51700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 2.49
i5-13500E 18.32
+636%

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 3811
i5-13500E 28036
+636%

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 749
i5-13500E 1776
+137%

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 1454
i5-13500E 10592
+628%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.49 18.32
Integrated graphics card 2.98 6.15
Recency 6 January 2020 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13500E, on the other hand, has a 635.7% higher aggregate performance score, 106.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 600% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-13500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook processor while Core i5-13500E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3250U and Core i5-13500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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