Intel Celeron 3965U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

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Intel Celeron 3965U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
Intel Celeron 3965U AMD Ryzen 3 3250C

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 3965U or AMD Ryzen 3 3250C - 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 Intel Celeron 3965U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3965U was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C 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 3250C was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)
7 Generation 3
Kaby Lake U Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 3 5425C

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3965U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
-- 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.
Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 3
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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.
Intel HD Graphics 610 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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 3965U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250C can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
10 PCIe lanes 20
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 3965U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C is 15 W.
Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
10 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3965U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 3250C cache has a total of 5.00 MB.
Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1356 Socket FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2020
107 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3965U (61%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3965U (60%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
560 (73%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
771 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1084 (68%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1586 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
469 (49%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
957 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
832 (57%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1449 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (37%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1732 (54%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3212 (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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
86 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
168 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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