AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Ryzen 3 3100

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 3 3100
7.77
+7.8%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking849883
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money51.1944.36
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date24 April 2020 (3 years old)4 April 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data
Current price$90 (0.9x MSRP)$65
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 15% better value for money than Ryzen 3 4100.

Technical specs

Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8.00391 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size74 mm2156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 7.77
+7.8%
Ryzen 3 4100 7.21

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 by 8% in our combined 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: 68%

Ryzen 3 3100 11928
+7.7%
Ryzen 3 4100 11072

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 by 8% 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: 42%

Ryzen 3 3100 1481
Ryzen 3 4100 1483
+0.1%

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: 42%

Ryzen 3 3100 5086
+8.3%
Ryzen 3 4100 4696

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.77 7.21
Recency 24 April 2020 4 April 2022

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 4100. The differences in performance seem too small.


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