Ryzen 3 3250U vs Celeron N3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+216%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Celeron N3160 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26611783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency17.9815.14
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 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
SocketFCBGA1170FP5
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 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
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency640 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes412
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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 N3160 0.76
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+216%

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 N3160 1200
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812
+218%

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 N3160 170
Ryzen 3 3250U 748
+340%

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 N3160 517
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455
+181%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 2.40
Integrated graphics card 0.62 2.98
Recency 15 January 2016 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 100% more physical cores, and 150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has a 215.8% higher aggregate performance score, 380.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.


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