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AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
AMD Athlon X4 845
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Released
04/2020
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AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AMD Ryzen 3 3100

What's the best choice AMD Athlon X4 845 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon X4 845 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2016.

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-04.

Differences

AMD Athlon X4 845 Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon X4 845
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon X4 845 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    800 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    695 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    536 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    556 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    435 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    605 place
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    192 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    219 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    297 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    302 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    364 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    77 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Athlon X4 845. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Carizzo left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow 04/2020
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Matisse
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.25 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000284BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000284MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000284
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Athlon X4 845

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3953.694332 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 24 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Duration: 252.928 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 2354 points System: CB: Ryzen 3 3100 @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 3 3100 @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 449 points System: CB: Ryzen 3 3100 @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 3 3100 @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

93.000000
AMD Athlon X4 845
179.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

316.000000
AMD Athlon X4 845
1019.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100

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