AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U Lower-Mid-Range Laptop CPU
The AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U belongs to the lower mid range processors for notebooks. It has two computing cores as opposed to four of the truly mid-tier chips such as the Ryzen 5 3500U from the same family. The Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U has a maximal clock speed of 3.5 GHz, which is only a small boost over the previous-gen Ryzen 3 2200U.
The Ryzen 3 3200U and the newer 3250U are basically the same processor. The only difference is that the maximal temperature of the 3200U is rated at 105°C, while on the 3250U it’s 95°C.
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U CPU Benchmark
The benchmarks confirm the lower-mid-tier status of the Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U and its negligible over the Ryzen 3 2200U. The gap between the 3 3200U / 3250U and the quad-core 5 3500U is much bigger, as expected. The Ryzen 3 also can’t quite keep up with its current direct competitor by Intel, the Core i3-8145U.
However, in the real world-use the Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U is a very capable processor for the usual daily computing chores, such as web surf, writing essays, spreadsheet calculations, media playback, and similar. For most users, the Ryzen 3 is sufficient performance-wise. The more powerful quad-core chips like the Ryzen 5 and Intel Core i5 are recommended if you regularly do heavier computing duties like movie making or professional photo editing, although these chips aren’t full-blown workstation-class CPUs neither.
The Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U has only the basic Radeon Vega 3 integrated graphics. Gaming is another reason why one would like to get a laptop with the Ryzen 5 series instead of Ryzen 3, because the former has noticeably better Vega 8 integrated graphics. Nevertheless, the Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U with Vega 3 is capable of running many of the popular games, mostly with lowered graphics and resolution settings, as shown in this YouTube gameplay video playlist:
Note: The benchmark scores of the listed processors are averages measured across various devices with these processors. The scores and real-world performance of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U and compared CPUs may vary depending on the notebooks' other components, settings, cooling, and other factors. However, the benchmark results are good indicators of the processors' performance.
Specifications of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U
Here are the most important specs of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U:
| Processor Name | AMD Ryzen 3 3200U |
|---|---|
| CPU Family | AMD Ryzen "Picasso" |
| Number of Cores | Dual-core / 2 computing threads per core |
| CPU Clock Speed | 2.6-3.5GHz |
| Cache Size | 5MB |
| Memory Support | DDR4 (2400 MHz max. speed) |
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
| Power Consumption | 15W |
| Production Technology | 14-nanometer |
| Typical Use | Affordable laptops & 2-in-1 PCs |
| Notable Technologies | AMD SenseMI performance management and boosting |
| Year of Release | 2019 |
User Reviews and Q&A on the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 3250U
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Rose –
Hello, is it good for online classes? I am an English teacher and we have our own platform. Will it work well?
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Dan –
If it’s a usual web-based teaching platform, then the Ryzen 3 is a very decent and low cost choice. It’s not as fast as the Ryzen 5 or 7, but that doesn’t matter much in non-demanding tasks like online classes.
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Mike –
Is this processor ready for Win11? Does it support the TPM 2.0 or whatever AMD is using for processor security?
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Dan –
Hi, both the 3200U and 3250U are on the supported processor list: https://laptoping.com/windows-11-compatible-laptop-processor-list.html
TPM is not mentioned in the processors’ specs sheets on AMD site, but TPM 2.0 (firmware variant of it) is listed as a feature of multiple laptop models with the 3200U and 3250U. Since TPM 2.0 firmware is a processor feature, I’m quite sure the 3200U and 3250U (btw, and other processors on the list) do provide TPM 2.0.
Ray Cornwell –
Running Win11 on 3250u now and it runs fine.
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gopala krishna –
Sir, I would like to buy one laptop for my child, studying B.Tech CSE group 2nd year in India. Kindly suggest me best suitable laptop under Rs.35000/- Thanking you.
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Dan –
There are many laptop choices that are good for these tasks. You can try to find in your country a laptop with at least Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 processor, at least 12GB RAM, and a solid state drive (not a slow hard drive). It’s maybe hard to find these specs for around $500 USD. A cheaper but a bit slower alternative are laptops with the Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 processors. I wouldn’t make compromises when it comes to RAM and SSD.
Janiel Jose Rivera –
To be honest, the laptop I am using to type this reply, has the 3250U APU, I did upgrade the 8 gigs of RAM to 10 gigs with G-Skill Rip-Jaws DDR4 3200Mhz gaming RAM. The Processor runs well with 2D games, and it does run titles like Minecraft Java at 60 FPS at low settings with optifine on. It also runs CSGO at low settings with around 30 FPS average. I have yet to do photo editing with the laptop, and some minor video editing for youtube to see how it performs. I think so far for the 380 dollars I paid for this machine, the APU is pretty good in terms of daily casual use, paired with a NVMe SSD, It is defenitely a good budget option.
to Janiel Jose Rivera –
Memory Support – DDR4 (2400 MHz max. speed). Ye theres a lot of sense to put 3200 mhz gaming ram….
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rakesh malviya –
HP 15 (2021) Thin & Light Ryzen 3-3250 Laptop, 8 GB RAM, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD, 15-inch FHD Screen, Windows 10, MS Office (15s-gr0012AU) laptop is good for vedio editng?
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PK –
I’m also looking answers for the same laptop. Is this particular HP laptop good at doing light multitasking with Chrome and Office apps along with light photo editing?
Dan –
Laptops with the Ryzen 3 3200U are quite good for light tasks like browsing, MS Office and light photo editing. For multitasking, RAM size is important and 8GB is the minimum doing that smoothly.
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rakesh malviya –
hi i m planning to buy letest HP 15 (2021) Thin & Light Ryzen 3-3250 Laptop, 8 GB RAM, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD, 15-inch FHD Screen, Windows 10, MS Office (15s-gr0012AU) is good for vedio editng plz reaply fast as u can sir
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Dan –
Hi, it can be a decent laptop for video editing up to 1080p resolution. However, since video editing is a relatively heavy computing tasks, recommended are high-performance processors like the Intel Core H or AMD Ryzen H series. Or at least the Intel Core / AMD Ryzen 5 or 7 U series like the Ryzen 5 4500U. Also the HDD storage portion is much slower than SSD, which can cause some lags. It would be nice too to upgrade RAM to at least 12GB.
Westomatic –
For basic stuff it will work, but as the artical says:”The more powerful quad-core chips like the Ryzen 5 and Intel Core i5 are recommended if you regularly do heavier computing duties like movie making or professional photo editing, although these chips aren’t full-blown workstation-class CPUs neither.”
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Sasmit Shetty –
what is the cost of amd ryzen 3 3200u with radeon vega mobile gfx 2.60 ghz
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Dan –
I don’t think you can buy a separate Ryzen 3 3200U processor, since it’s soldered onto the motherboard by default. Anyway, it’s a lower-mid-range processor when it comes to price and performance.
Sasmit Shetty –
ohh thankyou so much for replying 🙂
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savio jose –
I have a amd ryzen 3 3250U graphics is it good for gaming
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Speedyblupi –
No. Most games will run, but most newer AAA games will not be playable due to stuttering and lag. Older games such as Minecraft, turn-based strategy games such as Civ VI, and graphically simple indie games such as Cuphead will run well. Esports type games like Fortnite, and slightly older open-world type games like GTA V will be playable at low graphics settings, but will not run well enough for competitive play.
David Guzman –
I just bought valhiem on steam and I’m going to upgrade the ram heard there is an extra slot but yes I can currently play it on super low settings an if does struggle a tad but that what I want to upgrade ram for after upgrade should be sufficient to run on low setting very smoothly so yes if you want to play AAA games you can on super low setting just go buy a 4gb ddr4 2400mhz stick like im about to do
Savio Jose –
Ok, Thank you for telling me
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Day –
Hi! It’s okay to change laptop proccesor right?
Mine now is R3 3250 and I would love to change it to 4300 or to R5
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Dan –
Hi, it’s not possible unfortunately. Modern laptop processors in general, including the Ryzen 3 3250, are soldered onto the motherboard.
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David Hati –
I have a Lenovo laptop with AMD ryzen 3 3200 U and I play cs:go with 20 fps on low settings. What I do??? pls help me
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Dan –
You can’t do much other than adding a RAM stick to enable dual-channel RAM (if you don’t already have it and you have a free RAM slot) and tweaking CSGO settings. Dual-channel can help a lot with gaming, especially gaming on integrated graphics. However, you won’t be able to have as smooth performance as on better processors like Ryzen 5 and 7 and especially on dedicated video cards like GeForce.
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Anik Bhunia –
Does Ryzen 3 or any other Ryzen processors get overheated?
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lol –
i have never had my cpu temp over 70-80c so i think your good
Speedyblupi –
It depends on the design of the laptop cooler, but the Ryzen 3 3200U is less efficient than Intel’s 8th generation and newer mobile CPUs, or AMD’s 4th and 5th generation mobile CPUs, so the 3200U is more likely to overheat than they are, but will still be ok if the laptop has a good cooler.
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Riya –
Will ryzen 3 3200u will be good for multitasking and productivity if compiled with 8gb of ram??
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Dan –
Hi, if you use a few typical programs like web browser, email, MS Office etc, the Ryzen 3 3200U will be sufficient. The user experience won’t be much different than with the faster Ryzen 5 or 7. 8GB RAM is sufficient for these tasks, too. The only common problem I experienced with 8GB RAM is that you can exceed it if you use dozens of web browser tabs at the same time.
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Jenny H –
What about floating point performance?
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jerry jacob –
How is the performance compared to intel i5 processor. which is better?
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Dan –
Hi, it depends on which Generation of Intel i5 is in question. The current i5 Generation is 10th Gen, which is much faster than the Ryzen 3 3200U in tests. Even the old 7th Gen i5 is somewhat faster than the Ryzen 3 3200U in tests. However, depending on the computing task, the difference in the real life might not be overly noticeable. Primarily in light tasks.
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Sairam –
Does this processor is suitable for play euro truck simulator game ..and will it be better than intel integrated graphics on i3 8th gen
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Speedyblupi –
Yes, it will be playable on low settings, and better than 8th generation i3 graphics. Try to make sure you get a model with dual-channel RAM (2x4GB or more) if you want to play games, as integrated graphics require a lot of memory bandwidth.
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Smith –
Do you think the battery of my ryzen 3 is damaged because it drainsbso fast, not even last for 3-4 hrs. But I just bought it yesterday. Help me.
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Farzeen –
LAPTOP- HP 15s-eq0001ne/AMD R3-3200u/4GB RAM/ 256 GB SSD/ WINDOWS 10 HOME
I would like to buy this laptop,
I have to do web browsing with at least opening 5 to 6 tab at a time and some office suite application.
Will it be better for me.
With regards
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Dan –
Hi, if it’s at least 5-6 tabs, I would recommend at least 8GB of RAM in the first place. 4GB can be a problem for running many browser tabs. The R3 3200U is a decent processor for browsing and office apps. I can recommend it as a good and affordable solution for light tasks like browsing and office. But, if you have a chance to get the faster Ryzen 5 or newer R3 4300U for around $50-$100 more for instance, I can recommend that also for extra peace of mind.
Farzeen –
Can I add additional Ram on this lap model.
Dan –
Hi, I can’t find the manual for this particular configuration, but there are other 15s-eq models with 8GB and 16GB (2x8GB) RAM. So upgrade is most likely possible on your model, but sometimes accessing the RAM slots for upgrades on this kind of laptops can be difficult. The model doesn’t have a dedicated RAM door for easy upgrades, so the whole bottom has to be removed in order to access RAM and maybe some other parts as well.
Farzeen –
Thank you for your fast and efficient response to my inquiries.
With regards
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Abhay –
Is ryzen 3 3200U is good for auto CAD?
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Dan –
It’s good in my opinion, but if you have a chance to get the newer 3 4300U or Ryzen 5 3000 or 4000 series, I would go for that if the price isn’t more than $50 higher. That’s for extra peace of mind and eventually to handle some heavy computing scenarios better if they occur.
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Ros –
I have this processor on my laptop but I’m not satisfied about the performance. I do have like 800gb available space on my disc, less than 10 light apps and yet it lags. I followed every instructions in youtube but nothing happens. I don’t know if it is a hardware issue or software. Kinda frustrated.
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Dan –
Hi, does your laptop have a hard drive or solid state drive and what is your RAM size? The Ryzen 3 3200U should be able to handle stuff like web browsing, work in MS Office, email etc without major lags. But, if your laptop uses a hard drive instead of SSD, that could be the cause of laggy user experience, especially when booting up Windows and starting apps. Also, if your RAM size is small, for instance 4GB, you will encounter lags when you multi-task a lot and exceed 4GB, like having many programs or browser tabs running at the same time.
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Justin –
Is the Ryzen 3 3200u overclockable
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Alejandro –
No, esta
bloqueado.
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Anna T –
j’aimerais savoir si Antidote 10 est compatible avec le processeur de mon portable soit AMD RYZEN 3 3200.
Merci.
J’attends votre réponse pour un achat de logiciel.
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yeetmaster –
non je crois pas
Carlos –
what a piece of crap this processor is. I have it only because of battery life and because the screen in this particular laptop is super nice. But performance wise, is horrid. Audio stutters, maximizing videos to fullscreen takes a while, doesnt matter if ist a fresh Windows 10 Installation, doesn’t matter if i have 4 – 12 – of 16GB RAM… Doesnt matter if its a SATA SSD or nvme drive,. Not even changing the thermal paste solves the problem (just in case is an overheating processor) Well…. ´The processor is just a waste of sand amd /or a piece of energy saving stinky shit. AMD never again.