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AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 3300U

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (no SMT / Hyperthreading so only 4 threads) clocked at 2.1 - 3.5 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 6 graphics card with 6 CUs (384 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

AMD states that the Picasso APUs are about 8% faster than the predecessors. Therefore, the Ryzen 3 3300U should be similar to the Ryzen 5 2500U (2 - 3.6 GHz but with SMT).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 PRO 3700U

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a mobile SoC for business laptops that was announced in April 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.3 - 4 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 10 graphics card with 10 CUs (640 Shaders) clocked at up to 1400 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. Compared to the similar consumer variant Ryzen 7 3700U, the PRO model features additional management and security features (e.g., full memory encryption) and longer warranty / availability.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

AMD states that the Picasso APUs are about 8% faster than the predecessors. Therefore, the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U should be slightly ahead the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 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.

Click here for more information on the Raven Ridge product family.

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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 3 3300UAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700UAMD Ryzen 3 3250U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameZen+Zen+Zen
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Zen+
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U « 2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U « 2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3500 MHz2300 - 4000 MHz2600 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB192 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 82 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm14 nm
SocketAM4AM4FP5
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-2400 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com
max. Temp.95 °C

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R3 3300U
24.6 pt (34%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R3 3250U
23.2 pt (32%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 1876     avg: 1989     median: 2010 (2%)     max: 2080 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 768     avg: 785     median: 776 (33%)     max: 810 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
337 Points (37%)
min: 234     avg: 279     median: 300 (33%)     max: 303 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
921 Points (2%)
min: 415     avg: 668     median: 783 (2%)     max: 805 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
471 Points (3%)
658 Points (4%)
min: 351     avg: 352.7     median: 353 (2%)     max: 354 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
134 Points (40%)
149 Points (45%)
min: 119     avg: 122.2     median: 121.6 (37%)     max: 126 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
4 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.5 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4280 Points (26%)
4088 Points (25%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
12357 Points (9%)
10251 Points (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
404.6 s (5%)
457.3 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
11.9 s (2%)
14.5 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2398 Points (4%)
1710 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
12118 MIPS (7%)
16735 MIPS (10%)
min: 8899     avg: 9153     median: 9063 (5%)     max: 9496 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
3340 MIPS (40%)
3680 MIPS (44%)
min: 2931     avg: 3225     median: 3291 (39%)     max: 3452 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
26.2 fps (9%)
21.1 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
132.1 fps (30%)
101 fps (23%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
2.8 fps (5%)
3.6 fps (6%)
min: 1.83     avg: 2.1     median: 2.2 (4%)     max: 2.17 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (7%)
0.3 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.7 GB/s (7%)
1.9 GB/s (5%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 2492     avg: 2541     median: 2541 (32%)     max: 2590 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1212 Seconds (9%)
785 Seconds (6%)
min: 1319     avg: 1372     median: 1399 (10%)     max: 1399 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.8 sec (17%)
min: 0.773     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (17%)     max: 0.843 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4332 Points (9%)
3966 Points (8%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12.8 s (3%)
12.7 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
28.4 s (1%)
28.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
709 s (3%)
668 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
4587 Points (12%)
6539 Points (18%)
min: 3849     avg: 4103     median: 4195 (11%)     max: 4266 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
51741 Points (42%)
46375 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
47170 Points (38%)
45549 Points (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
55407 Points (47%)
44021 Points (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3953 Points (10%)
2098 Points (5%)
min: 3689     avg: 3727     median: 3703 (9%)     max: 3789 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
5629 Points (10%)
9338 Points (17%)
min: 5463     avg: 5522     median: 5507 (10%)     max: 5596 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
2006 Points (8%)
2706 Points (11%)
min: 353     avg: 1254     median: 1692 (7%)     max: 1718 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
824 Points (35%)
808 Points (34%)
min: 687     avg: 796     median: 824 (35%)     max: 848 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2578 Points (5%)
3018 Points (5%)
min: 1397     avg: 1634     median: 1662 (3%)     max: 1813 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
843 Points (4%)
839 Points (4%)
868 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2722 Points (9%)
3091 Points (10%)
1838 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3861 Points (39%)
3928 Points (39%)
3829 Points (38%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10787 Points (12%)
11249 Points (13%)
7396 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3672 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10223 Points (25%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
10170 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3469 Points (68%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
11467 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3780 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8470 Points (68%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6808 Points (62%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
12111 Points (24%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
8746 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
9508 Points (25%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1192     avg: 1237     median: 1236.5 (1%)     max: 1281 ms
1278 ms (1%)
min: 1187     avg: 1233     median: 1233 (1%)     max: 1279 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
136.9 ms (2%)
313.8 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
27764 Points (25%)
27979 Points (25%)
35541 Points (32%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
105.2 Points (30%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 141     avg: 153.5     median: 153.5 (32%)     max: 166 Points
min: 135.3     avg: 140.2     median: 140.2 (29%)     max: 145 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 588     avg: 624     median: 623.5 (24%)     max: 659 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 20.5     avg: 24.1     median: 24.1 (4%)     max: 27.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 25.2     avg: 26.6     median: 26.6 (5%)     max: 28 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
3.5 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.59     avg: 6     median: 6 (7%)     max: 6.43 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
13.9 Points per Watt (10%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 3300U → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U → 115% n=18

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 3250U → 90% n=18

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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