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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 195 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 3 3100 - 144 vs 133 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $199.9 vs $375.22
- Up to 43% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.5 vs $2.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
57.4712643678161%
Price, $
$375.22
53%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
133
92.36111111111111%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.9
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for $199.9 on Amazon
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Updated 349763 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Single-Core
1479
67.56509821836455%
Multi-Core
5081
41.787975984867174%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 3 3100
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
In Stock
16 FPS
$53.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
21 FPS
$41.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
In Stock
82 FPS
$19.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
1 FPS
$1199/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
10 FPS
$83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
In Stock
144 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$759.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
In Stock
58 FPS
$23.28/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
In Stock
117 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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