AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Processor comparisons 23-11-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, PassMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, MATLAB, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600 is 5% better than Ryzen 3 3100. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	93.7
Valorant	110.8	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	59.6
Apex Legends	104.1	100.1
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	79.8
Overwatch	89.7	86.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	73.5
DOOM Eternal	55.4	53.2
Warzone	86.4	83.0
Assassin's Creed	93.0	89.4
Valheim	91.9	88.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Ryzen 3 3100

64%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3100 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	1019
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	2351
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1105
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	5423

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	3404	2464
Multi-Core	22494	11783

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	1680	1266
Multi-Core	9288	5567

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	May 27, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Vermeer	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	256KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	32MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX	100-000000284 100-100000284BOX 100-100000284MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 3100 is 2% better than Ryzen 5 5600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5600 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 3100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is better: 1
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3100 specs and review.