AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD A6-9500 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

AMD A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2419 vs 1625
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11589 vs 1870

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 May 2020 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2419 vs 1625
PassMark - CPU mark	11589 vs 1870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2419

1625

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11589

1870

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2419	1625
PassMark - CPU mark	11589	1870
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	7 May 2020	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$64
Place in performance rating	1211	1189
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$56.83
Series		AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		15.52
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		8
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)