AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i5-8250U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
5,078

Rank #811

6,171
5,078

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.7% (Rank #188 vs #811)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,270

Rank #752

6,116
5,270

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 13.8% (Rank #228 vs #752)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,789

Rank #854

6,254
4,789

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23.4% (Rank #198 vs #854)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,642

Rank #851

5,674
4,642

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18.2% (Rank #144 vs #851)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,621

Rank #850

5,786
4,621

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.1% (Rank #138 vs #850)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,656

Rank #831

5,532
4,656

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 15.8% (Rank #179 vs #831)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-8250U Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
1,600 MHz
+48.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,400 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
16x
L1 Cache
768 KB
256 KB
+66.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
6 MiB
+90.6%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
32 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
36 GB/s
+25%
PCIe Lanes
20
12
+40%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-8250U
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i5-8000
Model Number PRO i5-8250U
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Kaby Lake
Core Name Matisse Kaby Lake R
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 142
Socket Socket BGA1356
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1356
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400 LPDDR3-2133 and DDR3L-1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price -- $297.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i5-8250U
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i5-8250U
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i5-8250U
i5-8000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i5-8250U
i5-8250U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i5-8250U
Kaby Lake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i5-8250U
Kaby Lake R

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
142

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i5-8250U
BGA1356

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i5-8250U
FCBGA-1356

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i5-8250U
DDR4-2400 LPDDR3-2133 and DDR3L-1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-8250U
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i5-8250U
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i5-8250U
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i5-8250U
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
$297.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-8250U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-8250U
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 123 mm²
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i5-8250U
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
123 mm²

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i5-8250U
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i5-8250U
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i5-8250U
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-8250U
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-8250U
GPU -- UHD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
UHD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-8250U
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-8250U
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64