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AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
04/2020
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
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2020-11-05
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

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

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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    192 left arrow place

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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow Ryzen 5000 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
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 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
    None left arrow None
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 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow Vermeer
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.25 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000284BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000284MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000284 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000065
  • Release date
    04/2020 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 3

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 5 5600XResult difference¹
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 93.317264 samples/min Submissions: 5 177.703614 samples/min Submissions: 41 +90.4 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 73.596462 samples/min Submissions: 5 141.787816 samples/min Submissions: 198 +92.7 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 85.916099 samples/min Submissions: 9 147.415889 samples/min Submissions: 280 +71.6 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

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 Ryzen 3 3100

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

More results: 5

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 Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

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 R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1105.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

5423.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
11268.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

437.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
604.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2351.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4562.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

179.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
258.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

1019.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1134.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4865.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
7.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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