Don’t pooh-pooh the AMD Ryzen 3 3100. Read our review first!

It may be the baby of the 3rd Gen Ryzen family, but it delivers a lot of computing power for just $99! What a steal!

Find out why we gave this entry-level Ryzen processor our Editor’s Choice Award!

 

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 : Official Tech Briefing

Let’s start with the official AMD Ryzen 3 3100 tech briefing by AMD Ryzen Product Marketing Manager, Erin Maiorino.

 

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 : Key Features

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is a quad-core processor, with a 3.6 GHz base clock, and a 3.9 GHz boost clock.

It supports SMT (simultaneous multi-threading), and can therefore handle up to 8 threads at the same time.

New Chiplet Design

Unlike the previous Zen and Zen+ microarchitectures, Zen 2 uses a chiplet design that combines separate CPU chiplets with an I/O chiplet, using Infinity Fabric to connect them.

This chiplet design allows the performance-critical CPU chiplet to be fabricated on the 7 nm TSMC process, while the I/O functions are fabricated on the less expensive 12 nm GlobalFoundries process.

The new I/O chiplet adds PCIe 4.0 support, offering 24 lanes that can be increased to 40 lanes, when paired with the new AMD X570 motherboard.

2+2 CCX Configuration

Unlike the Ryzen 3 3300X, the Ryzen 3 3100 uses a 2+2 CCX configuration. That means it uses two CCXs with two cores in each CCX, communicating through the Infinity Fabric interconnect.

TDP + Bundled Cooler

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 has a 65 watt TDP, which can be reduced to 45 watts using Ryzen Eco Mode. And it comes bundled with the Wraith Stealth cooler.

Socket AM4

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 continues to use the AMD AM4 socket, and is backward compatible with AMD 400 Series motherboards, as well as the new X570 and B550 chipsets.

 

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 : Specifications

Specifications	Ryzen 3 3300X	Ryzen 3 3100
Process	7 nm + 12 nm
CCD Configuration	4+0	2+2
Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Base Clock	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost Clock	4.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
L2 Cache	512 KB x 4
L3 Cache	16 MB	8 MB x 2
PCIe Support	24x PCI Express Gen 4
TDP	65 W
Bundled Cooler	Wraith Stealth

 

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 : Price + Availability

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 has a launch price of US$99 / ~£80 / ~A$157 / ~S$142 / RM 449 and will be available for sale globally starting 21 May 2020.

Here are some online purchase options :

• Malaysia
• Singapore

 

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Benchmarking Notes

In this review, we will take a look at the work and gaming performance of the AMD Ryzen 3 3100, comparing it to 6 other processors :

• Intel Core i7-8700K (US | UK | AU | SG | MY)
• AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (US | UK | AU | SG | MY)
• AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (Price Check)
• AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (US | UK | AU | SG | MY)
• AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (Price Check)
• AMD Ryzen 3 3300X (MY | SG)

Here is a quick comparison of their key specifications :

	Cores / Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Memory
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	8 / 16	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz	4 MB	16 MB	DDR4-2933
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	8 / 16	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	4 MB	16 MB	DDR4-2666
Intel Core i7-8700K	6 / 12	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz	1.5 MB	12 MB	DDR4-2666
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	6 / 12	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz	3 MB	16 MB	DDR4-2933
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	6 / 12	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	3 MB	16 MB	DDR4-2666
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	4 / 8	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz	2 MB	16 MB	DDR4-3200
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	4 / 8	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz	2 MB	16 MB	DDR4-3200

Here are the specifications of the Intel and AMD testbeds we used.

	Intel Testbed	AMD Testbed
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F-Gaming	ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Memory	G.SKILL Sniper X DDR4-3400 (8 GB x 2) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 (8 GB x 2)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (GeForce 445.87)
Storage	1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD
OS	Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

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