i3-3250 vs Athlon 3000G

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+83.1%
Core i3-3250
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 55 Watt
1.54

Athlon 3000G outperforms Core i3-3250 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16812135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.270.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.632.65
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date21 November 2019 (5 years ago)9 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 2410% better value for money than i3-3250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2?94 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI+-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB?32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 2500
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-3250.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes616

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.

Athlon 3000G 2.82
+83.1%
i3-3250 1.54

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.

Athlon 3000G 4477
+83.3%
i3-3250 2442

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.

Athlon 3000G 956
+64.8%
i3-3250 580

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.

Athlon 3000G 1958
+65.9%
i3-3250 1180

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.82 1.54
Integrated graphics card 2.98 0.69
Recency 21 November 2019 9 June 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon 3000G has a 83.1% higher aggregate performance score, 331.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3250 in performance tests.


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