Ryzen 3 3250U vs Ryzen 3 3300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.57
+48.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300U and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15241783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency22.5215.14
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2126
L1 cache384 KB192 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 3300U 3.57
+48.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

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 3300U 5673
+48.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

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 3300U 4280
+4.7%
Ryzen 3 3250U 4088

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 3300U 12357
+20.5%
Ryzen 3 3250U 10251

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 3300U 4332
+9.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3966

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 3300U 11.94
+21.4%
Ryzen 3 3250U 14.5

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 3300U 471
+33.4%
Ryzen 3 3250U 353

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 3300U 134
+10.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 122

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 3300U 2.7
+42.1%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1.9

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 3300U 2398
+40.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1710

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 3300U 26
+24.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 21

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 3300U 132
+30.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U 101

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3300U 2578
+55.1%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3300U 1212
Ryzen 3 3250U 1399
+15.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3300U 824
Ryzen 3 3250U 824

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3300U 3340
+1.5%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3291

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3300U 12118
+33.7%
Ryzen 3 3250U 9063

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3300U 154
+9.5%
Ryzen 3 3250U 140

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 2.40
Integrated graphics card 3.04 2.98
Recency 6 January 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 3 3300U has a 48.8% higher aggregate performance score, 2% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen 3 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.


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