AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core i5-6500

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core i5-6500 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, RealBench, Furmark, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Handbrake, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Blender, SuperPi, MATLAB, Gears 5, WPrime, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Cyberpunk 2077
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Halo Infinite
Overwatch
Fortnite
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 3250C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 3250C

51%

Core i5-6500

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 3250C

51%

Core i5-6500

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.4
Valorant	102.1	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.2
Apex Legends	96.0	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.9
Overwatch	82.7	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.9
Warzone	79.6	81.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.3
Valheim	84.8	86.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 3250C

193%

Core i5-6500

51%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 3250C is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6500 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	142	153
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	354	565
Cinbench 20 Single-core	318	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	774	1299
Cinbench 23 Single-core	573	842
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2346	2928

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	1946	2149
Multi-Core	4330	5644

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	871	1004
Multi-Core	1825	3346

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250C	Intel Core i5-6500
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA 1151
Core name	Dali	Skylake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3800 millions	1760 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM325CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-6500 is 18% better than Ryzen 3 3250C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6500 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 3250C. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3250C is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6500 is better: 30
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 3250C and Intel Core i5-6500 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 3250C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 3250C specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6500 specs and review.