Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4425Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.10
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40
+118%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24131783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency17.3515.14
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date21 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1515FP5
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 615AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1012

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 Gold 4425Y 1.10
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40
+118%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 165
Ryzen 3 3250U 353
+115%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 67
Ryzen 3 3250U 122
+82.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 983
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662
+69.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 423
Ryzen 3 3250U 824
+94.8%

7-Zip Single

Pentium Gold 4425Y 1854
Ryzen 3 3250U 3291
+77.5%

7-Zip

Pentium Gold 4425Y 4856
Ryzen 3 3250U 9063
+86.6%

WebXPRT 3

Pentium Gold 4425Y 79
Ryzen 3 3250U 140
+77%

CrossMark Overall

Pentium Gold 4425Y 320
Ryzen 3 3250U 624
+94.8%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Pentium Gold 4425Y 58
Ryzen 3 3250U 105
+81.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 2.40
Integrated graphics card 1.98 2.98
Recency 21 April 2017 6 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 4425Y has 150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has a 118.2% higher aggregate performance score, 50.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.


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