AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Xeon W-2150B

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AMD Ryzen 3 3250C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2150B
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Intel Xeon W-2150B

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and the Intel Xeon W-2150B 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 W-2150B which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15)
3 Generation 6
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Skylake W
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 W-2150B clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2150B
2 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2150B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 W-2150B supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2150B
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 512 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 13.75 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 W-2150B is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2150B
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 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 W-2150B is at 13.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2150B
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 2066
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 --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C (66%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C (16%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B (100%)

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 (64%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1202 (100%)

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 (15%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
10356 (100%)

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 (68%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1410 (100%)

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 (17%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
8324 (100%)

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 (16%)
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
20437 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1067 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
11463 (100%)

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 W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
@ 0.00 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 W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
193 (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 W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
1892 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Intel Xeon W-2150B
Unknown Apple iMac Pro (2017)

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