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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Ryzen 3 3100

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is newer than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is around 12% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2834 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 5 3500X×AMD Ryzen 3 3100+ ADD
Price Search Online $129 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4AM4
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.1 GHzUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores6 (Threads: 6)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 16MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2019Q2 2020
# of Samples13501484
CPU Value0.089.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2503(0.0%)2418(-3.4%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)13165(0.0%)11576(-12.1%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
13,165
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
11,576
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
NA
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
89.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
2,503
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
2,418
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.13
Running cost per day$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.547.5
Running cost per year$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.