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    AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-3520M

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
    AMD Socket FP5MOBILE
    2600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2020
    AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
    Intel Core i7-3520M
    Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
    2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i7-3520M

    Summary

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3520M

    None
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketMobilevsMobile
    Memory SupportDDR4 Dual-channelvsunknown
    CodenamePicassovsIvy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2020vsJun 2012

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    Cores2vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 3vsIntel HD 4000

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    L1 Cache128K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    SocketAMD Socket FP5vsIntel Socket G2 (988B)
    Max Case TempN/Avsunknown
    PackagevsFC-PGA12F
    Die Size246mm²vs118mm²
    Process12 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 3 3250UIntel Core i7-3520M
    Cpu Frequency2600 MHzvs2900 MHz
    Turbo Clock3500 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsunknown
    TDP15 Wvs35 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
      3920 points
    • Intel Core i7-3520M
      3708 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
      7105 points
    • Intel Core i7-3520M
      7168 points

    Points - higher is better

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