Ryzen 3 3100 vs Ryzen 7 4800H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
11.63
+54.9%
Ryzen 3 3100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.51

Ryzen 7 4800H outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking672972
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Power efficiency24.3310.88
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800H 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 configuration11
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 3 3100. 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 7 4800H 11.63
+54.9%
Ryzen 3 3100 7.51

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 7 4800H 18470
+54.8%
Ryzen 3 3100 11928

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 7 4800H 1486
Ryzen 3 3100 1498
+0.8%

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 7 4800H 6086
+18.6%
Ryzen 3 3100 5130

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 7 4800H 5684
+9.7%
Ryzen 3 3100 5181

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 7 4800H 37276
+59.3%
Ryzen 3 3100 23406

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 7 4800H 3.38
+94.7%
Ryzen 3 3100 6.58

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 7 4800H 21
+93%
Ryzen 3 3100 11

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 4800H 1854
+87.1%
Ryzen 3 3100 991

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 7 4800H 188
+5.6%
Ryzen 3 3100 178

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 7 4800H 2.18
+9.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 1.99

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 7 4800H 10.3
+90.7%
Ryzen 3 3100 5.4

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 7 4800H 103
+75.3%
Ryzen 3 3100 59

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 7 4800H 216
+6.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 203

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 7 4800H 4601
Ryzen 3 3100 4848
+5.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800H 7955
+58.9%
Ryzen 3 3100 5005

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800H 262
Ryzen 3 3100 486
+85.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800H 1191
+4.9%
Ryzen 3 3100 1135

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800H 4686
+1.8%
Ryzen 3 3100 4602

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800H 50075
+81.8%
Ryzen 3 3100 27541

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800H 219
+4.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.63 7.51
Recency 6 January 2020 24 April 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has a 54.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 3100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The Ryzen 7 4800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.


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