AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
VS
Intel Core i5-6500
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
VS
Intel Core i5-6500

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-6500? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 3 3250U or Intel Core i5-6500? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.60 GHz
Frequency
3.20 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
3.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.60 GHz
4
CPU Threads
4
2.60 GHz
Turbo (2 Cores)
no data
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 3 3250U or Intel Core i5-6500. 

AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
1.00 GHz
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.15 GHz
8
Generation
9
12
DirectX Version
12
3
Execution units
24
192
Shader
192
2 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q1/2018
Release date
Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400
Memory type
DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-1866 DDR4-2133
32 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
8
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
65 W
95 °C
Tjunction max.
--
25 W
TDP up
--
12 W
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Dali (Zen+)
Architecture
Skylake
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
FP5
Socket
LGA 1151
Q1/2020
Release date
Q3/2015
ca. --$
Market price
ca. 250 $
AMD64
Instruction set (ISA)
no data
1.00 MB
L2-Cache
no data
individual
Part Number
no data

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI
Used in
Unknown

User rating

5.0 Out of 2 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-6500