Ryzen 3 3250U vs Ryzen 3 3300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300X
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.45
+252%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9041783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.00no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency12.3115.15
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm12 nm
Die size74 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300X 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2MMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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 3300X 8.45
+252%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 13425
+252%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 1709
+128%
Ryzen 3 3250U 748

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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5923
+307%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1455

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5856
+43.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 4088

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 3300X 25416
+148%
Ryzen 3 3250U 10251

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 3300X 6.04
+140%
Ryzen 3 3250U 14.5

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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 12
+199%
Ryzen 3 3250U 4

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 3300X 1071
+203%
Ryzen 3 3250U 353

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3300X 195
+60.4%
Ryzen 3 3250U 122

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3300X 2.28
+56.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1.46

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5.9
+211%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300X 7177
+320%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1710

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300X 62
+193%
Ryzen 3 3250U 21

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300X 234
+131%
Ryzen 3 3250U 101

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3300X 5311
+220%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3300X 449
Ryzen 3 3250U 1399
+211%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3300X 1296
+57.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U 824

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3300X 5329
+61.9%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3291

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3300X 30353
+235%
Ryzen 3 3250U 9063

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3300X 233
+66.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U 140

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.45 2.40
Recency 24 April 2020 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3300X has a 252.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 3300X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


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