Ryzen 3 5400U vs Ryzen 3 3250U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.49
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.22
+190%

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17651000
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency15.1443.89
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2626
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U. 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, SMEMMX, 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 Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
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 3AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes128

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 7.22
+190%

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 3809
Ryzen 3 5400U 11055
+190%

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 1511
+102%

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
Ryzen 3 5400U 4491
+209%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3250U 1662
Ryzen 3 5400U 3095
+86.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.49 7.22
Integrated graphics card 2.98 6.04
Recency 6 January 2020 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 190% higher aggregate performance score, 102.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.


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