Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs Ryzen 3 3100
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 955 by a whopping 2403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 974 | 3119 |
| 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 | 10.93 | 0.22 |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 24 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 27 December 2005 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.466 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 0.47 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. 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 Pentium Extreme Edition 955 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.51 | 0.30 |
| Recency | 24 April 2020 | 27 December 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3100 has a 2403.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 955 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3100 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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