Intel Core i3-3225 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7640H

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Intel Core i3-3225 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
Intel Core i3-3225 AMD Ryzen 5 7640H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Ryzen 5 7640H - 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 Core i3-3225 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3225 was released in Q3/2012.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7640H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640H was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
3 Generation 6
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3225 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).

Intel Core i3-3225 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Core i3-3225 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

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 4000 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.60 GHz
7 GPU Generation 10
22 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
16 Compute units 8
128 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 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 4000 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3225 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640H can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-3225 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
32 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-3225 has a TDP of 55 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640H is 54 W.

Intel Core i3-3225 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3225 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7640H cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-3225 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
22 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1155 Socket FP7r2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2023
134 $ Release price --
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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 Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (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 Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
648 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 5.00 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.
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1376 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 4.30 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.
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
558 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 5.00 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.
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1195 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 4.30 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.
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2246 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 4.30 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.
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 5.00 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 Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
295 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640H AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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