Ryzen 7 5700G vs Ryzen 3 3100

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.51
Ryzen 7 5700G
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.45
+106%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking974452
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.7027.80
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency10.9422.51
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 21% better value for money than Ryzen 7 5700G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size74 mm2AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C95 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G 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 7 5700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 7 5700G.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 7.51
Ryzen 7 5700G 15.45
+106%

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.

Ryzen 3 3100 11928
Ryzen 7 5700G 24540
+106%

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.

Ryzen 3 3100 1498
Ryzen 7 5700G 2008
+34%

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.

Ryzen 3 3100 5129
Ryzen 7 5700G 8867
+72.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 3100 5181
Ryzen 7 5700G 6196
+19.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 3100 23406
Ryzen 7 5700G 38827
+65.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 3100 6.58
Ryzen 7 5700G 4.33
+52%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 3100 11
Ryzen 7 5700G 24
+116%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 3100 991
Ryzen 7 5700G 2107
+113%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3100 178
Ryzen 7 5700G 243
+36.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3100 1.99
Ryzen 7 5700G 2.86
+43.7%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3100 5.4
Ryzen 7 5700G 10.5
+94.4%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3100 4848
Ryzen 7 5700G 7681
+58.4%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 3100 59
Ryzen 7 5700G 123
+111%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 3100 203
Ryzen 7 5700G 274
+35.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3100 5005
Ryzen 7 5700G 8681
+73.4%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3100 486
+109%
Ryzen 7 5700G 233

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3100 1135
Ryzen 7 5700G 1579
+39.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3100 4602
Ryzen 7 5700G 5814
+26.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3100 27541
Ryzen 7 5700G 59702
+117%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3100 209
Ryzen 7 5700G 290
+38.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.51 15.45
Recency 24 April 2020 13 April 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16

Ryzen 7 5700G has a 105.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 5700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3100 in performance tests.


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