AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core i3-1215U. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000C Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
• Family
  Ryzen Intel Core i3
• Form Factor
  Laptops / Desktops -
• Generation
  2 12
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Series
  Ryzen 3000 Series -

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

• A-Core
  - 2x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  - 4x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  2.6 GHz 1.2 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  2 6
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  3.5 GHz -
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  2.8 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  - 1.8 GHz

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 12.1
• Execution units
  3 64
• Generation
  8 13
• GPU Frequency
  1200 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1100 MHz
• Graphics Cores
  3 -
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 32 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2022
• Shader
  192 512
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm

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

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-1215U and AMD Ryzen 3 3250C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -
• PCIe
  - 4.0 x 28

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and Intel Core i3-1215U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  12-25 W -
• Default TDP
  15 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  105 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 15 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 55 W
• TDP down
  12 W -
• TDP up
  25 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and Intel Core i3-1215U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Alder Lake U
• Codename
  Picasso -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L1-Cache
  0.1875 MB -
• L2-Cache
  1 MB 4.5 MB
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 10 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  YM325CC4T2OFG -
• Operating systems
  ChromeOS / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition -
• Release date
  2020-09-22 Q1/2022
• Socket
  FP5 BGA 1744
• Technology
  14nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d