Ryzen 3 3250U vs Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1737
Place by popularity	not in top-100	63
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Agena (2007−2008)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	285 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	450 million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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	AM2+	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	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

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

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