Ryzen 3 210: CPU benchmarks and laptop guide

The AMD Ryzen 3 210 is a 2025 Hawk Point processor aimed at everyday business laptops, and 14 matched models in the catalog carry it. As a processor it meets the recommended CPU tier in 17 of the 69 games the site tracks — modest on paper, but built on a thoroughly modern 4 nm process. This guide covers where the chip sits among laptop CPUs, what it brings, and which laptops feature it.

Where the Ryzen 3 210 sits in 2026

A catalog score of 47.3 places it 281st of 741 scored laptop CPUs — mid-table, in interesting company. Just above sit the Core i5-1240U (47.7), Core i5-1345U (47.7) and Core i7-1365U (47.4); just below, the Core i7-6700HQ (47.2), Ryzen AI 5 430 (47.2) and Core i7-4910MQ (47.1). The chip lands level with Intel's modern thin-and-light U-series while sitting alongside 2016–2014 quad-core i7s — a fair picture of a value-focused 2025 part that prioritizes efficiency over headline performance.

What the chip brings

Hawk Point here is a 4-core, 8-thread design manufactured on a 4 nm process, rated at 28 W in its P-series configuration. Clocks run from a 3.0 GHz base up to 4.7 GHz boost — high frequencies for a budget part, helped by the modern node. Public benchmark data shows a PassMark overall score of 13,583, which puts it well clear of the legacy quad-cores it ranks beside.

Games: CPU-side readiness

Measured purely as a processor, the chip clears the recommended CPU tier for 17 of 69 cataloged games — Control, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Overwatch and GTA V among them. A large middle band sits at the minimum tier: Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Doom Eternal, Diablo 4 and PUBG all list it above minimum but below recommended. The heaviest CPU demands — Starfield, Helldivers 2, Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2 — remain out of reach. These verdicts are CPU-only: actual playability depends on the laptop's GPU and RAM, and business machines like these rarely carry strong discrete graphics.

Laptops that carry it

The 14-model roster is entirely fresh 2025–2026 business hardware: HP ProBook 4 G2ah and G1a in 14- and 16-inch sizes, Lenovo's ThinkPad E14 Gen 7, E16 Gen 3 and L14 Gen 6 plus ThinkBook 14 and 16 Gen 9, and Dell's Pro 16, 14 Plus 2-in-1 and Pro 14 Plus 2-in-1. Priced entries run from $765 for the Dell Pro 16 to $1,300 for the ProBook 4 G2ah. Laptops built around it typically show a median office comfort score of a perfect 100, energy efficiency of 87.4, performance index of 60.5 and portability of 65.6 — exactly the profile of modern office machines.

Bottom line

The Ryzen 3 210 suits a buyer ordering a new work laptop who wants modern-battery efficiency and dependable everyday speed rather than gaming muscle. The 17-of-69 recommended-tier score and median gaming index of 34 frame it honestly: fine for older or lighter games, not a gaming CPU. Within its neighborhood it holds its own against pricier Intel U-series chips, and the surrounding ProBook, ThinkPad and Dell Pro machines are its natural home.