AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Athlon 240GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1968
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11618 vs 4534
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 vs 1968
PassMark - CPU mark 11618 vs 4534

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2421
1968
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11618
4534
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 1968
PassMark - CPU mark 11618 4534
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2987

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Athlon 240GE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Launch date 7 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 1184 1199
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
Compute Cores 5
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Number of GPU cores 3

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1000 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI