Ryzen 3 3250U vs EPYC 8124P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 8124P outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 870% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 331 | 2067 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 29.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 17.56 | 15.08 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $639 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8124P 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.45 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 73 mm2 | 148 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,750 million | 3,500 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8124P 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 | 1 |
| Socket | SP6 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8124P 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 8124P and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 8124P and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8124P and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.47 | 2.11 |
| Recency | 18 September 2023 | 6 January 2020 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 8124P has a 870.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has 733.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 8124P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 8124P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.
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