Ryzen 3 3250U vs Phenom II X2 N640
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2425 | 1673 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 67 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Picasso (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $430 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 N640 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 N640 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 120% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 133% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 138% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.93 | 2.49 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 6 January 2020 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N640 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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