Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium 4 630

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+1312%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium 4 630 by a whopping 1312% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32621770
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium 4AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data15.14
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MPicasso (2019−2022)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 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 configurationno data1
SocketPLGA775FP5
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Pentium 4 630 0.17
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+1312%

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.

Pentium 4 630 272
Ryzen 3 3250U 3805
+1299%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium 4 630 1605
Ryzen 3 3250U 4088
+155%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium 4 630 1975
Ryzen 3 3250U 10251
+419%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium 4 630 103
Ryzen 3 3250U 14.5
+610%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 2.40
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 1311.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 460% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 630 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 630 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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