AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142F

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AMD Ryzen 3 3250C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Intel Xeon Gold 6142F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C 2 core processor released in Q3/2020 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
3 Generation 1
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6142F clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
2 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.20 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F is 160 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 160 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C has 5.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6142F is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
12 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP5 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 5900 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
771 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1586 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
957 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1449 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3212 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
2578 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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