Ryzen 5 4600H vs Phenom X3 8250e
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Phenom X3 8250e by a whopping 1234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2615 | 773 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.62 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Toliman (2008) | Renoir-H (Zen 2) |
| Release date | September 2008 (15 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $12.95 | $909 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 | AM2+ | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 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 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 5 4600H outperforms Phenom X3 8250e by 1234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Phenom X3 8250e by 1232% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 9.34 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 6 |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4600H has a 1234.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8250e in performance tests.
Note that Phenom X3 8250e is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8250e and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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