Ryzen 3 3250U vs i5-520E

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520E and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1770
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	no data	15.14
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$210	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520E 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	26
L1 cache	128 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	81 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	382 Million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520E 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 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 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-520E and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E 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 Core i5-520E and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.77	2.98
Recency	7 January 2010	6 January 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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