AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	7 May 2020 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.8 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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2421
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18217 vs 11620
Around 58% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4734 vs 2987

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.8 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	2654 vs 2421
PassMark - CPU mark	18217 vs 11620
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4734 vs 2987

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2421

2654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11620

18217

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2987

4734

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2421	2654
PassMark - CPU mark	11620	18217
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2987	4734
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 May 2020	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	1186	1067
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	4 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	4.8 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	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
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™)