Ryzen 3 3250U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70
+95.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12811783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency29.6315.13
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2326
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 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 7 PRO 3700U 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 7 PRO 3700U 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 7 PRO 3700U and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 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 10 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 7 PRO 3700U 4.70
+95.8%
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 7 PRO 3700U 7460
+95.7%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

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 7 PRO 3700U 939
+25.5%
Ryzen 3 3250U 748

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 7 PRO 3700U 3013
+107%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 658
+86.4%
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 7 PRO 3700U 149
+22.5%
Ryzen 3 3250U 122

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3018
+81.6%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 785
Ryzen 3 3250U 1399
+78.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 808
Ryzen 3 3250U 824
+2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3680
+11.8%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3291

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 16735
+84.7%
Ryzen 3 3250U 9063

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.70 2.40
Integrated graphics card 4.24 2.98
Recency 8 April 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U has a 95.8% higher aggregate performance score, 42.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.


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