Ryzen 3 3100 vs Pentium G645
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium G645 by a whopping 747% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G645 and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2467 | 917 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | 33.72 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 September 2012 (11 years ago) | 7 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 3 3100 has 56100% better value for money than Pentium G645.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G645 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 | 2.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G645 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1155 | AM4 (LGA1331) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G645 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G645 and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G645 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G645 and Ryzen 3 3100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium G645 by 747% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 65%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium G645 by 743% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 40%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium G645 by 220% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 40%
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium G645 by 538% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 7.71 |
| Recency | 2 September 2012 | 7 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
Ryzen 3 3100 has a 747.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G645 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G645 and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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