Ryzen 7 3700U vs FX-4100

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4100
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.65
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.52
+174%

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms FX-4100 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20691308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency1.6428.40
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache192 KB384 KB
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB
L3 cache8192 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size315 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-4100 1.65
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.52
+174%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-4100 2619
Ryzen 7 3700U 7146
+173%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-4100 396
Ryzen 7 3700U 928
+134%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-4100 1003
Ryzen 7 3700U 2697
+169%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.65 4.52
Recency 12 October 2011 6 January 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 173.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4100 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4100 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4100 and Ryzen 7 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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