AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Blender, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Gears 5, RealBench, 7zip, Prime95, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5800U

56%

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 7 5800U 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 7 5800U

54%

Ryzen 3 3100

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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 processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	93.7
Valorant	108.4	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	59.6
Apex Legends	101.9	100.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	79.8
Overwatch	87.8	86.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	73.5
DOOM Eternal	54.2	53.2
Warzone	84.5	83.0
Assassin's Creed	91.0	89.4
Valheim	89.9	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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5800U

244%

Ryzen 3 3100

64%

To make a finishing 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 7 5800U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3100 since it has less power consumption: 20W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, 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 check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	208	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2011	1019
Cinbench 20 Single-core	483	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4407	2351
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1201	1105
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12266	5423

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	2679	2464
Multi-Core	22174	11783

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Single-Core	1468	1266
Multi-Core	7215	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 newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Announcement date	February 22, 2021	May 27, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	20 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache	4MB	2MB
L3 cache	32MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		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 47% better than Ryzen 7 5800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5800U has 4 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 7 5800U is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is better: 3
All the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 3100 specs and review.