Ryzen 3 3100 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.52
+10.5%

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking837890
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.7830.55
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date24 September 2019 (4 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99
Current price$153 $140 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3100 has 10% better value for money than Ryzen 5 3500X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 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++
FMAno data+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 5 3500X 8.52
+10.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 7.71

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 11% 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: 68%

Ryzen 5 3500X 13175
+10.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 11928

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 10% 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 5 3500X 1559
+5.1%
Ryzen 3 3100 1484

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 5% 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: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500X 5877
+15.1%
Ryzen 3 3100 5104

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.52 7.71
Recency 24 September 2019 24 April 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3100 in performance tests.


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