AMD

Ryzen 3 3100

The Ryzen 3 3100 is AMD’s 4-core, 8-thread processor for the AM4 platform, built on the Zen 2 architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks. It’s out of stock at the retailers we track right now, but the specs and benchmarks below still apply whenever it returns.

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Gaming performance

CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.

Ryzen 3 3100Best CPU
31.6
100.0

1080p Gaming

The Ryzen 3 3100 scores 31.6 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale, tested at 1080p where the processor, not the graphics card, sets the frame rate. At 1440p and 4K the gap between CPUs shrinks as the GPU takes over.

Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing

Gaming value

Productivity value

Benchmarks

Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.

Multi-core

Ryzen 3 310011,517 CPU Mark
Threadripper Pro 5995WX (best)94,831 CPU Mark
Ryzen 3 31005,075 points
Ryzen 9 9950X3D (best)26,814 points
Ryzen 3 3100305 points
Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (best)2,482 points
Ryzen 3 31005,420 points
Threadripper Pro 5995WX (best)65,112 points

Single-core

Ryzen 3 31002,410 points
Core Ultra 9 285K (best)5,087 points
Ryzen 3 31001,421 points
Ryzen 9 9950X3D (best)3,068 points
Ryzen 3 310066 points
Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (best)145 points
Ryzen 3 31001,105 points
Core i9-14900KS (best)2,398 points

Where to buy the Ryzen 3 3100

Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.

Currently out of stock

The Ryzen 3 3100 isn’t in stock at the retailers we track right now. Prices refresh daily, so check back — or compare in-stock alternatives below.

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Specifications

Cores & Clocks

Cores / Threads
4 / 8
Base clock
3.6 GHz
Boost clock
3.9 GHz
Architecture
Zen 2

Cache & Process

L3 cache
16 MB
L2 cache
2 MB
Process node
TSMC N7
Released
2020-05-21

Memory & Platform

Socket
AM4
Memory channels
2
Max memory
128 GB
Memory support
DDR4, 3200
Chipsets
"A300, X300, A320, B350, X370, B450, X470, A520, B550, X570"
PCIe
PCIe 4.0
ECC support
No

Power & Extras

TDP
65W
Max power
65W
Integrated graphics
None
Stock cooler
Wraith Stealth
MSRP
$99.00

The Ryzen 3 3100 pairs 4 cores with 16 MB of L3 cache on the TSMC N7 process. Compare the Ryzen 3 3100 against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.

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