AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD A10-6790K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD A10-6790K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1553
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11618 vs 3070
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2020 vs October 2013
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 vs 1553
PassMark - CPU mark 11618 vs 3070

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD A10-6790K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2421
1553
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11618
3070
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD A10-6790K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 1553
PassMark - CPU mark 11618 3070
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 71.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5588
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5588

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD A10-6790K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Richland
Launch date 7 May 2020 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 1184 1192
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD679KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray AD679KWOA44HL
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 844 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0