AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100 tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U.

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 5500U

54%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5500U is 1% 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 5500U

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.0	93.7
Valorant	106.9	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	59.8	59.6
Apex Legends	100.5	100.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.2	79.8
Overwatch	86.6	86.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.7	73.5
DOOM Eternal	53.4	53.2
Warzone	83.4	83.0
Assassin's Creed	89.8	89.4
Valheim	88.7	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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 5500U

262%

Ryzen 3 3100

64%

To make a final decision 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 5500U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3100 since it has less power consumption: 15W 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 5500U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	181	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1418	1019
Cinbench 20 Single-core	466	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3131	2351
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1208	1105
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8366	5423

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	2485	2464
Multi-Core	14415	11783

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	1182	1266
Multi-Core	5928	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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	May 27, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Lucienne	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 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)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000375	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 5500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5500U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is better: 5
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3100 specs and review.