Ryzen 3 3100 vs Celeron M U3600
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 962 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 33.70 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.93 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 18 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 24 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2500 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1288 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 December 2010 | 24 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron M U3600 has 261.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 3100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M U3600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M U3600 and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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