AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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.

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later

Launch date	7 May 2020 vs March 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
3x 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
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 2416
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17711 vs 11565
Around 54% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4614 vs 2987

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 2416
PassMark - CPU mark	17711 vs 11565
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614 vs 2987

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2416

2563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11565

17711

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2987

4614

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2416	2563
PassMark - CPU mark	11565	17711
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2987	4614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 May 2020	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	1223	1148
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)