Ryzen 3 4100 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 3 4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	797	929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.37	44.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$151 (0.7x MSRP)	$69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 4100 has 129% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8.00391 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	156 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 3 4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 3 4100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 3 4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 3 4100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 3 4100 by 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.99	7.16
Recency	13 April 2018	4 April 2022
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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