Ryzen 3 5300U vs Ryzen 3 3100

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.79
+23.3%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Ryzen 3 5300U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9601080
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.9338.42
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size74 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U. 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 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 5300U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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 3 3100 7.79
+23.3%
Ryzen 3 5300U 6.32

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 3 3100 11928
+23.2%
Ryzen 3 5300U 9679

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 3 3100 1498
+23.3%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1215

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 3 3100 5125
+42.1%
Ryzen 3 5300U 3607

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 3 3100 5181
+1.2%
Ryzen 3 5300U 5118

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 3 3100 23406
+5.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 22139

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 3 3100 11
+17.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 9

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 3 3100 991
+9.4%
Ryzen 3 5300U 906

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 3 3100 178
+4.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 170

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 3 3100 1.99
+5.3%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1.89

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 3 3100 5.4
+5.9%
Ryzen 3 5300U 5.1

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 3 3100 4848
+90%
Ryzen 3 5300U 2551

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3100 5005
+24.9%
Ryzen 3 5300U 4008

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3100 486
Ryzen 3 5300U 544
+11.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3100 1135
+6.1%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1070

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3100 4602
+16.2%
Ryzen 3 5300U 3960

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3100 27541
+25.4%
Ryzen 3 5300U 21971

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3100 209
+11.5%
Ryzen 3 5300U 187

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.79 6.32
Recency 24 April 2020 12 January 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3100 has a 23.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 3 5300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5300U is a notebook one.


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