Ryzen 3 3250U vs A6-9500E
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms A6-9500E by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2418 | 1783 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 80 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 2.95 | 15.14 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9500E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9500E 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 2.40 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 6 January 2020 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3250U has a 120.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500E in performance tests.
Note that A6-9500E is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9500E and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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