AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
• 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2419 vs 1511
• 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11589 vs 2839

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2419 1511
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	11589 2839

Compare specifications (specs)