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Intel Core i3-11100 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i3-11100
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2020-01-06
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AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-11100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has a base frequency of 2.6 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2020-01-06.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 46% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 3250U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    413 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    403 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    653 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    803 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    898 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    763 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-11100 Intel Core i3-11100
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000U
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 1200 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 3
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i3-11100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2400
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-11100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 12 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 12-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Dali (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow 2020-01-06
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow FP5
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Dali
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.1875 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YM3250C4T2OFG
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 2 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 1175.539837 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 2 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / 3708
Duration: 850.673 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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