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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 726 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 3 3100 - 236 vs 221 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3100 - $134.99 vs $199.9
- Up to 37% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 3 3100 - $0.57 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
221
93.64406779661016%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
63.33333333333333%
Price, $
$199.9
67%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$134.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 350184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Single-Core
1479
72.89305076392311%
Multi-Core
5081
59.50345473708866%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 5 5600
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
43 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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52 FPS
$16.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$842.14
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75 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,039.4
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52 FPS
$14.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$768
In Stock
52 FPS
$18.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$979.99
In Stock
43 FPS
$19.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$829
In Stock
43 FPS
$21.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$929
In Stock
75 FPS
$18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,379
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52 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
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43 FPS
$18.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$799
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