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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
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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 Pentium Silver N5030 or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2019.

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

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Silver N5030 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    809 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    769 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    952 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    965 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1237 place
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 136% better clock speed

    2.6 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

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 Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
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 Pentium J5000/N5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000U
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile 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
    1.1 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.4 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
    18 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 1200 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 605 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    750 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    144 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 Pentium Silver N5030. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    2.0 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 Pentium Silver N5030 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
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 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 Pentium Silver N5030 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Dali (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow 2020-01-06
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 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
  • Official source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    - left arrow 2026-10-01

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium Silver N5030 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

91.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
138.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

265.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
344.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

506.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
670.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1275.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
1437.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

216.000000
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
384.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

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