Ryzen 7 250 vs 3 100HL

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Aggregate performance score

Core 3 100HL
2024
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.41
Ryzen 7 250
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
14.65
+28.4%

Ryzen 7 250 outperforms Core 3 100HL by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency9.8020.23
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-PS (2024)Hawk Point (2024−2025)
Release date8 April 2024 (1 year ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250 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
Socket1700FP8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250 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 Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIris Xe Graphics 48EUAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 3 100HL and Ryzen 7 250.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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.

3 100HL 11.41
Ryzen 7 250 14.65
+28.4%

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.

3 100HL 18337
Ryzen 7 250 23552
+28.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.41 14.65
Recency 8 April 2024 6 January 2025
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 250 has a 28.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 33.3% more threads, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 7 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 3 100HL in performance tests.

Note that Core 3 100HL is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 250 is a notebook one.

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