AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i5-2500

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Intel Core i5-2500
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Core i5
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000U Intel Core i 2000

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i5-2500 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 3.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500 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 Intel HD Graphics 2000
• GPU frequency
  1.00 GHz 0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  3 6
• Shader
  192 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  8 6
• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500. 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 Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500 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
  DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 32 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  8 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 3250U or Intel Core i5-2500? 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 95 W
• TDP up
  25 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Dali (Zen+) Sandy Bridge S
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  FP5 LGA 1155
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q1/2011

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-2500.

• Used in
  Acer Aspire 3 (A314-22-R0YJ)ASUS VivoBook 15 F512DA (90NB0LZ3-M22030)Laptops Unknown