AMD Ryzen 3 3200U Complete Review(2022) – VTreviews

The AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 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 has a maximal clock speed of 3.5 GHz, which is only a small boost over the previous-gen Ryzen 3 2200U.

Ryzen 3 3200U is a 64-bit dual-core entry-level performance x86 mobile microprocessor introduced by AMD in early 2019. This processor is based on AMD’s Zen+ microarchitecture and is fabricated on a 12 nm process. The 3200U operates at a base frequency of 2.6 GHz with a TDP of 15 W and a Boost frequency of 3.5 GHz.

This APU supports up to 32 GiB of dual-channel DDR4-2400 memory and incorporates Radeon Vega 3 Graphics operating at up to 1.2 GHz.

This AMD Ryzen 3 3200U model supports a configurable TDP-down of 12 W and TDP-up of 35 W.

The newer 3250U are basically the same processors. 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 CPU

The benchmarks confirm the lower-mid-tier status of the Ryzen 3 3200U and it’s negligible over the Ryzen 3 2200U. The gap between the 3 3200U 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 real-world use, the Ryzen 3 3200U is a very capable processor for the usual daily computing chores, such as web surfing, 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 either.

The Ryzen 3 3200U 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 the Ryzen 3 because the former has noticeably better Vega 8 integrated graphics.

Nevertheless, the Ryzen 3 3200U with Vega 3 is capable of running many of the popular games, mostly with lowered graphics and resolution.

Specifications of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

Here’s the specs sheet of the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U: