Athlon X4 870K vs Ryzen 3 3100
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon X4 870K by a whopping 248% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1110 | 2031 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.70 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.41 | 0.87 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Godaveri (2014−2016) |
| Release date | 24 April 2020 (5 years ago) | December 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 256K |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 2,411 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-2133 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon X4 870K.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.42 | 2.13 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3100 has a 248.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X4 870K in performance tests.
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