AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs AMD Ryzen 5 1400

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 1
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000C AMD Ryzen 1000

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs AMD Ryzen 5 1400 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.60 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  1.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  3
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 3250C or AMD Ryzen 5 1400? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 65 W
• TDP up
  25 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Summit Ridge (Zen)
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  FP5 AM4
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q1/2017

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and AMD Ryzen 5 1400.

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