Ryzen 9 9950X vs Ryzen 3 3250U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1771	59
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	65.10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	15.14	23.26
Architecture codename	Picasso (2019−2022)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	4500 Million	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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	FP5	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	41.78
Integrated graphics card	2.98	1.98
Recency	6 January 2020	15 August 2024
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt

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