AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 7600		AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7600 or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 was released in Q1/2023. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U was released in Q1/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000U (Dali) (2)
6	Generation	2
Raphael (Zen 4)	Architecture	Dali (Zen+)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.80 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
5.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
4.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.60 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 5 7600	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	1.00 GHz
2.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	8
5 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	3
128	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
DDR5-5200	Memory	DDR4-2400
128 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
32.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	3.0
24	PCIe lanes	8
94.5 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
88 W	TDP (PL2)	--
142 W	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	12 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has a 38.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U cache has a total of 5.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
5 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM5 (LGA 1718)	Socket	FP5
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q1/2020
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (100%)

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U (39%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (100%)

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U (14%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2049 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783 (38%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	11147 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1632 (15%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2682 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	932 (35%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	11967 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1588 (13%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	722 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	309 (43%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	5850 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	751 (13%)

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 5 7600 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz	384 (68%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	27996 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	3859 (14%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	95 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	840 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	1868 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	14540 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	22 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	827 (100%)

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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	138 (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 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	344 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 14,540 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	176 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Unknown	Acer Aspire 3 (A314-22-R0YJ) ASUS VivoBook 15 F512DA (90NB0LZ3-M22030) Laptops

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