Ryzen 3 3250U vs Celeron 5205U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 5205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.93
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.49
+168%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Celeron 5205U by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25281764
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet LakeAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency5.6515.14
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 5205U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 5205U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 5205U and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

Celeron 5205U 0.93
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.49
+168%

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.

Celeron 5205U 1427
Ryzen 3 3250U 3809
+167%

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.

Celeron 5205U 382
Ryzen 3 3250U 749
+96.1%

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.

Celeron 5205U 666
Ryzen 3 3250U 1454
+118%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron 5205U 912
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662
+82.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 2.49
Recency 31 October 2019 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 167.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 5205U in performance tests.


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