7 160HL vs Ryzen 3 3250U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1768not rated
Place by popularity96not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency15.14no data
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL 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
SocketFP51700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 January 2020 8 April 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has 200% lower power consumption.

7 160HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 600% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3250U and Core 7 160HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook processor while Core 7 160HL is a desktop one.


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