AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Processor comparisons 18-02-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100 tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as WPrime, AIDA64, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Blender, Handbrake, SuperPi, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

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 3500

53%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	93.7
Valorant	107.6	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	59.6
Apex Legends	101.2	100.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	79.8
Overwatch	87.2	86.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	73.5
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.2
Warzone	83.9	83.0
Assassin's Creed	90.4	89.4
Valheim	89.3	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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 3500

276%

Ryzen 3 3100

64%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3100 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129	1019
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2652	2351
Cinbench 23 Single-core	995	1105
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7015	5423

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	2504	2464
Multi-Core	12878	11783

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	1245	1266
Multi-Core	6579	5567

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Announcement date	February 18, 2019	May 27, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM4
Core name	Matisse	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	256KB
L2 cache	2MB	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG	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 41% better than Ryzen 5 3500 in terms of CPU frequency. 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 3500 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3100 specs and review.