AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? 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 5 3500U or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.10 GHz
Frequency
2.60 GHz
4
CPU Cores
2
3.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.50 GHz
8
CPU Threads
4
Turbo (2 Cores)
2.60 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
3.00 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)

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 5 3500U or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. 

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
1.20 GHz
GPU frequency
1.00 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
8
Generation
8
12
DirectX Version
12
8
Execution units
3
512
Shader
192
2 GB
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q1/2018
Release date
Q1/2018

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 / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
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
DDR4-2400
32 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
12
PCIe lanes
8

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
15 W
105 °C
Tjunction max.
95 °C
35 W
TDP up
25 W
12 W
TDP down
12 W

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
4.00 MB
12 nm
Technology
14 nm
Picasso (Zen+)
Architecture
Dali (Zen+)
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
FP5
Socket
FP5
Q1/2019
Release date
Q1/2020
ca. --$
Market price
ca. --$
AMD64
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
1.00 MB
individual
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

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

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

User rating

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
5.0 Out of 2 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 3 3250U