Intel Core i5-3317U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

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Intel Core i5-3317U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Intel Core i5-3317U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3317U 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 Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3317U was released in Q2/2012.

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.
Intel Core i5 Family AMD Ryzen 3
Intel Core i 3000U CPU group AMD Ryzen 3000U
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Dali (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3317U is 1.70 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is at --.

2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3317U or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo)
7 GPU Generation 8
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Execution units 3
128 Shader 192
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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.

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 / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3317U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM, DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM Memory
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
L2 Cache
3.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-3317U is 17 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3317U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1023 Socket FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2020
184 $ Release price --
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
481 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1089 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
309 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
751 (100%)
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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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
469 (54%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
867 (100%)
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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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917 (58%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1588 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
532 (68%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
783 (100%)
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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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1157 (71%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1632 (100%)
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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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (70%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
22 (100%)
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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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
4001 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
585 (71%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
827 (100%)
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core) results



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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
138 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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 i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
344 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3317U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Unknown Acer Aspire 3 (A314-22-R0YJ)
ASUS VivoBook 15 F512DA (90NB0LZ3-M22030)
Laptops

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