AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is an entry-level, dual-core APU that was announced in 2020. The Ryzen features two Zen cores (SMT is enabled for a total of 4 threads) running at 2.6 GHz to 3.5 GHz and a Radeon RX Vega 3 graphics adapter (3 Compute Units = 192 unified shaders) running at up to 1,200 MHz. The specifications are similar to the older Ryzen 3 3200U , with the lower peak operating temperature of Ryzen 3 3250U (95 °C versus the 105 °C) being the only difference between the two.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C is a special edition of Ryzen 3 3250U designed for use in Chromebooks. The specifications and performance figures appear to be identical between the two.
Architecture
Unlike the costlier Ryzen 5 3500U , Ryzen 3 3250U is not Zen+ based. It makes use of the ageing Zen architecture and is manufactured on the same 14 nm TSMC process as Ryzen 2000-series laptop-grade processors. This has several repercussions; the limited RAM support is one of them. DDR4-3200, DDR4-2933, DDR4-2666 modules are not supported here. It's just the DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133 and lower on.
The CPU has several PCI-Express 3.0 lanes and is thus compatible with NVMe SSDs (read/write rates will be limited to 3.9 GB/s) as well as discrete graphics cards. Ryzen 3 3250U gets soldered permanently on to the motherboard (FP5 socket interface) and is thus not user-replaceable.
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Performance
As far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, this Ryzen series chip directly competes with the Core i3-10110U , Core i3-1110G4 and also the Athlon Gold 3150U . While the 3250U is certainly not a powerhouse, mundane tasks such as web browsing and casual gaming pose little problem to it, as of early 2022.
Graphics
The Vega 3 is fairly close to Intel's UHD Graphics 620 as far as performance and capabilities go. The graphics adapter supports UHD 2160p monitors at 60 fps, and it can HW-decode VP9, AVC, HEVC, MPEG-2 and other popular video codecs. The latest AV1 codec is not supported, though. Such a video will have to be decoded via software, with the limited CPU horsepower imposing a hard limit on the resolution that can be played back without stuttering.
The Vega will allow for a bit of light gaming; F1 2021 runs well at 720p / Low, to give you an example. Quality RAM will allow for higher frame rates and the opposite is true as well; please keep in mind that Vega 3 has no VRAM of its own.
Power consumption
Energy efficiency isn't great here. The Ryzen is built with a 14 nm manufacturing process leading to low, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.
The APU has a default TDP, also known as the long-term Power Limit, of 15 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that value a little, with 12 W being the lower limit, or give it a noticeable bump (up to 25 W are possible). Clock speeds and performance will change accordingly as a result.
While not as power-hungry as the Ryzen 3 3100 or any other desktop chip, the R3 3250U is still not likely to ever feature in a passively cooled laptop, tablet or mini-PC.
Series AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Codename Zen Clock Rate 2600 - 3500 MHz Level 1 Cache 192 KB Level 2 Cache 1 MB Level 3 Cache 4 MB Number of Cores / Threads 2 / 4 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 15 Watt Transistor Count 4500 Million Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Max. Temperature 95 °C Socket FP5 Features DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Announcement Date 01/06/2020
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 Tooltip Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N-R4GU: Ø331 (314.26-350.74)
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R: Ø332 (321.72-353.09)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 119 avg: 122.2 median: 121.6 (37%) max: 126 Points
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min: 2931 avg: 3225 median: 3291 (39%) max: 3452 MIPS
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
101 fps (23%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
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0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 3 3.3 3.5 3.8 4 4.2 4.5 Tooltip Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N-R4GU: Ø2.23 (0.44-4.61)
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R Dual-Channel: Ø2.38 (0.47-4.69)
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R: Ø2.32 (0.39-4.23)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3849 avg: 4103 median: 4195 (11%) max: 4266 Points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Tooltip Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N-R4GU: Ø20.5 (18.9-23.7)
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R: Ø27.7 (24.9-35)
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min: 25.2 avg: 26.6 median: 26.6 (5%) max: 28 Watt
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Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R: Ø28 (19-33.9)
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min: 5.59 avg: 6 median: 6 (7%) max: 6.43 Watt
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Tooltip Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R: Ø5.59 (5.34-6.35)
Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N-R4GU: Ø6.43 (5.1-30.3)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
13.9 Points per Watt (10%)
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Reviews for the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U processor
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA in review: Quiet office notebook for a small budget The ExpertBook has a Ryzen 3 APU on board, usually operates quietly, offers a backlit keyboard and scores with many connectivity options (including VGA). Window...
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | 14.00" | 1.5 kg
Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N review: A quiet 2-in-1 laptop with pen input Acer's 2-in-1 laptop is equipped for office and Internet operation with a Ryzen 3 APU, 8 GB of working memory in dual-channel mode, and an NVMe SSD. The touchsc...
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | 14.00" | 1.5 kg
HP Chromebook 14b-nb0004ns : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 14.00", 1.5 kg
External Review » HP Chromebook 14b-nb0004ns
Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 14.00", 1.5 kg
External Review » Asus ExpertBook L1 L1401CDA-EK0457R
Acer Chromebook Spin 514 CP514-1H-R0KA : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 14.00", 1.7 kg
External Review » Acer Chromebook Spin 514 CP514-1H-R0KA
Acer Aspire 3 A314-22-R9MH : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 14.00", 1.9 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire 3 A314-22-R9MH
Asus VivoBook 17 M712-WH34 : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 17.30", 2.3 kg
External Review » Asus VivoBook 17 M712-WH34
Asus D515DA-BR638 : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 15.60", 1.8 kg
External Review » Asus D515DA-BR638
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05-81W10094US : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 15.60", 1.9 kg
External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05-81W10094US
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-C1DY0 : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 15.60", 2 kg
External Review » Dell Inspiron 15 3505-C1DY0
HP 15s-eq1026ns : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 15.60", 1.7 kg
External Review » HP 15s-eq1026ns
HP 15s-eq1014ns : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 15.60", 1.7 kg
External Review » HP 15s-eq1014ns
Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N-R4GU : AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, 14.00", 1.5 kg
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