Ryzen 7 7700X vs Ryzen 3 3250U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
Ryzen 7 7700X
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
22.64
+843%

Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 843% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1783233
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency15.1420.41
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)29 August 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.4 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache192 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size246 mm271+122 mm
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X 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
SocketFP5AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X. 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, SME5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
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 3 ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1224

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 2.40
Ryzen 7 7700X 22.64
+843%

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 3812
Ryzen 7 7700X 35955
+843%

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 748
Ryzen 7 7700X 2964
+296%

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 1455
Ryzen 7 7700X 15490
+965%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 3250U 4088
Ryzen 7 7700X 8633
+111%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 3250U 10251
Ryzen 7 7700X 56024
+447%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 3250U 3966
Ryzen 7 7700X 18115
+357%

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 14.5
Ryzen 7 7700X 2.15
+574%

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.

Ryzen 3 3250U 4
Ryzen 7 7700X 36
+813%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 3250U 353
Ryzen 7 7700X 3114
+782%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3250U 122
Ryzen 7 7700X 315
+159%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3250U 1.46
Ryzen 7 7700X 3.71
+154%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3250U 1.9
Ryzen 7 7700X 17.5
+821%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3250U 1710
Ryzen 7 7700X 14879
+770%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 3250U 21
Ryzen 7 7700X 181
+759%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 3250U 101
Ryzen 7 7700X 374
+270%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3250U 1662
Ryzen 7 7700X 14131
+750%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3250U 1399
+758%
Ryzen 7 7700X 163

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3250U 824
Ryzen 7 7700X 2218
+169%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3250U 3291
Ryzen 7 7700X 8074
+145%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3250U 9063
Ryzen 7 7700X 85707
+846%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3250U 140
Ryzen 7 7700X 355
+153%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 3 3250U 624
Ryzen 7 7700X 2313
+271%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 3 3250U 105
Ryzen 7 7700X 301
+186%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 3 3250U 2541
+874%
Ryzen 7 7700X 261

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.40 22.64
Integrated graphics card 2.98 4.43
Recency 6 January 2020 29 August 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has 600% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7700X, on the other hand, has a 843.3% higher aggregate performance score, 48.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7700X 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 Ryzen 7 7700X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 7 7700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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