Ryzen 3 3250U vs Celeron G3900E

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900E
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.16
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.13
+83.6%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Celeron G3900E by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25112010
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency1.406.00
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date2 January 2016 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E 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 speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2426
L1 cache128 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2148 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1750 Million3,500 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E 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
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Celeron G3900E 1.16
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.13
+83.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Celeron G3900E Samples: 1 2034
Ryzen 3 3250U Samples: 1039 3746
+84.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.16 2.13
Integrated graphics card 1.40 2.60
Recency 2 January 2016 6 January 2020
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 83.6% higher aggregate performance score, 85.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron G3900E in performance tests.

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