AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD PRO A6-8550B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD PRO A6-8550B 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

AMD PRO A6-8550B

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
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
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 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2420 vs 1631
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11598 vs 1882

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2420 vs 1631
PassMark - CPU mark	11598 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-8550B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2420

1631

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11598

1882

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD PRO A6-8550B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2420	1631
PassMark - CPU mark	11598	1882
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		223.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		47.872

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD PRO A6-8550B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	7 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	1215	1281
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD855BYBI23JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.7 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	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Unlocked
Compute Cores		6
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0