AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X with 4 cores and 8 threads in review

Look out, bargain hunters! After the launch of the new Zen2 processors, it was only a matter of time before even the entry-level models would benefit from the advantages of the new CPU architecture. We took a closer look at the two small Ryzen 3 models and were impressed at what AMD had come up with.

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The simple gamer doesn't necessarily need a CPU with 12 or 16 cores, which is offered as the top model for the AM4 platform. Instead, four cores with a high clock rate are sufficient. This has been the argument that has counted to this date. Intel was always one step ahead of AMD in this respect due to the much better IPC, but this has changed somewhat with the introduction of the Zen2 architecture. AMD was able to catch up considerably and also the entry-level CPUs benefit from these advantages now.

Unlike Intel, these CPUs also offer SMT, which means that a total of 8 threads can be processed simultaneously, because both the Ryzen 3 3100 and the Ryzen 3 3300X are natively quad-core processors. It remains to be seen how the new AMD CPUs will perform against the already announced Comet Lake processors, because Intel has also learned a lesson and is using Hyper-Threading on almost all of the new processors.

AMD has put Intel under a lot of pressure lately, which ultimately has also had an impact on the prices. AMD is continuing on this path, and the Ryzen 3 3100 costs just under 110 Euros (~$119) at launch, even though the Ryzen 3 3300X costs only about 20 Euros (~$22) more at just under 130 Euros (~$141). This is a clear declaration of war against Intel, as the Intel Core i5-9400F costs around 160 Euros (~$173) at the time of conducting the review.

If you want to use the new Ryzen 3 3000 series, you don't necessarily have to install an expensive X570 board. With the release of the two new Ryzen models, AMD also introduced the B550 chipset, which allows for much cheaper motherboards. But if you still own a motherboard with the X470 or B450 chipset, you are lucky because these are also compatible after a BIOS update. Future Zen3 processors will only be supported by the latest chipsets at that time.

The AMD Ryzen processors in overview

Model	Cores/ Threads	Base clock speed	Turbo clock speed	L3 cache	TDP	Launch price
Ryzen R9 3900X	12/24	3.8 GHz	4.6 GHz	64 MB	105 Watt	529 Euros
Ryzen R7 3800X	8/16	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz	32 MB	105 Watt	429 Euros
Ryzen R7 3700X	8/16	3.6 GHz	4.4 GHz	32 MB	65 Watt	349 Euros
Ryzen R5 3600X	6/12	3.8 GHz	4.4 GHz	32 MB	95 Watt	265 Euros
Ryzen R5 3600	6/12	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz	32 MB	65 Watt	209 Euros
Ryzen R3 3300X	4/8	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz	16 MB	65 Watt	129 Euros
Ryzen R3 3100	4/8	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz	16 MB	65 Watt	109 Euros

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X in detail

As already mentioned, both Ryzen 3 models use four Zen2 cores including SMT (simultaneous multithreading). However, there are clear differences in the design and use of the native cores. The graph provided by AMD shows that the Ryzen 3 3100 has two active CCX clusters with two active cores each. One CCX cluster has a maximum of four cores, as is the case with the example of the Ryzen 3 3300X, which has only one active CCX cluster.

Furthermore, the two processors differ in their clock speeds, which also helps to define the different performance classes. However, AMD specifies an identical TDP of 65 watts for both processors. AMD itself created a ranking in terms of price-performance, which led us to use the direct competitors (Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Core i5-9400F) for this test.

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3300X design (source: AMD)

Test system details - AMD vs. Intel

We use the following system for the subsequent benchmarks and tests:

Raijintek Pean Benchtable
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero X570
Intel Core i3-9100F / Intel Core i5-9400F
Asus ROG Strix Z390E-Gaming
Alphacool Eisbaer 280 AiO
Nvidia Titan RTX
Corsair RM1000X power supply
G.Skill Trident Z Royal gold DDR4-3600 memory kit (2 x 8 GB), set to DDR4-3600 CL16-16-16-36
Intel Optane 905P 480 GB PCIe SSD
Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit (version 1909)

The components provided for this test, such as the motherboard and the RAM as well as the CPUs, come directly from AMD. We would also like to thank Asus for lending us the Z390 motherboard, which serves as our Intel foundation. The cooling comes from Alphacool, which we had also already reviewed extensively, and the case came to be in cooperation with Caseking.

Processor benchmarks

When looking purely at the CPU benchmarks, the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X clearly sets the tone. Nevertheless, the Intel Core i5-9400F can play out its strengths in the Geekbench Multi tests and easily push itself in front of the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. The six physical computing cores of the Intel Core i5 seem to pay off a bit here. Overall, the native hexa-core processor can't come out on top against the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. The Intel Core i3-9100F has to settle for last place in almost every test. It's clearly shown here that a quad-core processor without HT is mercilessly destroyed in modern systems. This underlines once again the step that AMD has taken with the new Ryzen 3 and that Intel will also follow in the near future.

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs. Intel Core i3-9100F (source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs. Intel Core i5-9400F (source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Performance Rating - Percent
Average Intel Core i7-7740X	39.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	39.1 pt
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	37.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	36.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	36.3 pt
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	34.1 pt

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	500 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	465 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	446 Points
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	416 Points -7%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	414 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	381 Points -15%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	2672 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	2430 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	2391 Points +5%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	2378 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	2282 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	1175 Points -49%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (195 - 196, n=2)	195.5 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	195 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	178 Points
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	173 Points -3%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	171 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	155 Points -13%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1200 Points +21%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	1071 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	991 Points
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (988 - 994, n=2)	991 Points 0%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	984 Points -1%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	634 Points -36%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	2.28 Points +15%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	2.21 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	1.99 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	1.95 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1.95 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1.71 Points -14%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	13.07 Points +20%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	11.82 Points +8%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	11.27 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	10.93 Points
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	10.9 Points 0%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	5.38 Points -51%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	10250 Points +13%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	9670 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	9057 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	8472 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	8182 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	7803 Points -14%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	42924 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	40869 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	40065 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	38031 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	37584 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	21908 Points -42%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	687 Seconds * -41%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	486.4 Seconds *
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	468.5 Seconds * +4%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	456 Seconds * +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	449.4 Seconds * +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	387.2 Seconds * +20%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	11.81 s * -79%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	6.845 s * -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	6.757 s * -3%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	6.583 s *
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	6.041 s * +8%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (5.4 - 5.48, n=2)	5.44 s * +17%
1024m
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	345.9 s * -95%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	198.7 s * -12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	177.6 s *
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	167.2 s * +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	164.5 s * +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	145.8 s * +18%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	234 (233^min - 234^max) fps +16%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	234 fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	233.5 (232^min - 235^max) fps +15%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	218 (217^min - 218^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	202.5 (201^min - 203^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	199 (198^min - 201^max) fps -2%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	73.1 (73^min - 73.3^max) fps +25%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	64 (63.9^min - 64.1^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	61.8 (61.8^min - 62^max) fps +5%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	61.7 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	58.6 (58.6^min - 58.7^max) fps
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	44.35 (44.3^min - 44.6^max) fps -24%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	7177 KB/s +48%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	6417 KB/s +32%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5794 KB/s +20%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	4848 KB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	4299 KB/s -11%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	4052 KB/s -16%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	7.3 GB/s +35%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5.9 GB/s +9%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	5.6 GB/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	5.4 GB/s
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5.2 GB/s -4%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	3 GB/s -44%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1 GB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	0.97 GB/s +7%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	0.944 GB/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	0.91 GB/s
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.86 GB/s -5%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	0.5 GB/s -45%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	0.67 GB/s +29%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	0.571 GB/s +10%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	0.551 GB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	0.52 GB/s
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.51 GB/s -2%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	0.32 GB/s -38%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5715 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	5639 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5311 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	5107 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	5005 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	4074 Points -19%
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	1296 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	1268 Points +12%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	1152 Points +1%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1139 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	1135 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	980 Points -14%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5698 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	5688 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5406 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	5051 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	5023 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	4060 Points -19%
5.0 Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	1299 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	1264 Points +11%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	1146 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	1138 Points
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1132 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	983 Points -14%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	5756 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5753 Points +11%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5347 Points +4%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	5301 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	5162 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	4445 Points -14%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	21830 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	20712 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	20529 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	19582 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	18756 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	15937 Points -15%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	12952 Points +21%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (12196 - 12488, n=6)	12314 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	11998 Points +12%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	11185 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	10702 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	8742 Points -18%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	34974 MIPS +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	31415 MIPS +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	30353 MIPS +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	27541 MIPS
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	25639 MIPS -7%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	17150 MIPS -38%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	6918 MIPS +50%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5329 MIPS +16%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	4682 MIPS +2%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	4678 MIPS +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	4602 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	4113 MIPS -11%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	9.07 fps +20%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	8.61 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	8.28 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	7.58 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	7.45 fps -2%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	6.12 fps -19%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.667 sec * -9%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	0.66 sec * -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	0.659 sec * -8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	0.61 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	0.604 sec * +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	0.533 sec * +13%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	77.4 s * -27%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	64.3 s * -5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	61.1 s *
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	58.9 s * +4%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	53.2 s * +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	52.5 s * +14%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (247 - 265, n=2)	256 Points +22%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	233 Points +11%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	211 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	209 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	204 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	180 Points -14%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	952 ms * -17%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	867 ms * -7%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	866 ms * -7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	812 ms *
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	761 ms * +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	716 ms * +12%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	16317 Points +22%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	14688 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X ()	14410 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	13322 Points
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	12651 Points -5%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	8946 Points -33%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	16220 Points +21%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	14632 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (13230 - 14523, n=7)	14141 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	13430 Points
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	12616 Points -6%
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	8958 Points -33%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	5871 Points +22%
Intel Core i5-9400F i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5777 Points +20%
Average Intel Core i7-7740X (5632 - 5792, n=7)	5685 Points +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X R3 3300X, 3800 MHz	5161 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 R3 3100, 3600 MHz	4808 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F i3-9100F, 3600 MHz	4218 Points -12%

* ... smaller is better

The test subjects in the Cinebench R15 multi-loop

During the stress test with the Cinebench R15 multi-loop, the almost oversized AiO ensures that all measurements remain stable. Both Ryzen 3 models can even beat the competition from Intel in this test. Even the Core i5-9400F with its six cores has to admit defeat to the small Ryzen 3 3100 with only four cores. The newly released Ryzen 5 1600 (in 12 nm) clearly leads the field thanks to its six cores including SMT.

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100, AMD Ryzen 3 3100: Ø984 (979.31-987.63)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, AMD Ryzen 3 3300X: Ø1076 (1072.73-1079.01)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) AMD Ryzen 5 1600, AMD Ryzen 5 1600: Ø1200 (1195.06-1203.3)

Intel Core i3 9100F Intel Core i3-9100F, Intel Core i3-9100F: Ø632 (629.06-634.72)

Intel Core i5 9400F Intel Core i5-9400F, Intel Core i5-9400F: Ø977 (972.15-981.26)

Application performance

In everyday life, all systems perform well and run very fast. But in the details, you can see the subtleties that the Zen2 platform has to offer. In comparison to the popular AMD Ryzen 5 1600, which experienced a revival with Zen+, the new Zen2 processors can clearly set themselves apart. Intel also came more and more under pressure due to the innovations of AMD. But with Comet Lake-S, the successors of the Coffee Lake-R CPUs are already in the starting blocks.

As an unbeatable purchase argument, AMD can still score points with PCI Express 4.0, because Intel doesn't support the latter with Comet Lake-S either. In addition, the new B550 chipset ensures that even inexpensive systems can have access to the new standard.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 13

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	6848 Points +7%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	6671 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	6408 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	6278 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	5937 Points -7%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	5244 Points +7%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	5019 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	5011 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	4896 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	4720 Points -4%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	10271 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	9871 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	9727 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	9578 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	9415 Points -3%
Home Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	5410 Points +11%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	5049 Points +3%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	5001 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	4882 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	4722 Points -3%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	146.5 fps +28%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	146.5 fps +28%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	143.3 fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	115.6 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	114.8 fps
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	255.4 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	241.6 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	241.6 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	230.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	227.5 fps
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	189.8 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	189.8 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	189.2 fps +2%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	186.2 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	185.7 fps
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.2 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.6 fps +4%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.6 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.4 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	83.9 fps
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	158.5 fps +23%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	158.5 fps +23%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	147.2 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	128.6 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	110.9 fps -14%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.64 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.27 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.17 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.17 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.09 fps
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	132.8 fps +14%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	132.8 fps +14%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	127.7 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	116.3 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	107.3 fps -8%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	205.1 fps +28%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	205.1 fps +28%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	182.1 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	160.5 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	146.7 fps -9%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	268.1 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	257.7 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	257.7 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	244.7 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	243.4 fps -1%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	144.8 fps +27%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	144.8 fps +27%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	137.2 fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	114.1 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	112.8 fps -1%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	462.9 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	436.5 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	436.5 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	426.7 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	411.2 fps
Showcase (showcase-02)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.5 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.5 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.5 fps +2%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	186.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	184.3 fps
Medical (medical-02)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.1 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.9 fps +1%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	88 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	86.8 fps -1%
Maya (maya-05)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	368 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	365.8 fps +9%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	365.8 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	335.6 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	291.6 fps -13%
Energy (energy-02)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.6 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.5 fps
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.5 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.5 fps 0%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.3 fps -2%
Creo (creo-02)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	311.4 fps +9%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	311.4 fps +9%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	309.3 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	285.6 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	266.2 fps -7%
Catia (catia-05)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	333.5 fps +28%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	333.5 fps +28%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	290.3 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	260 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	221.9 fps -15%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	266.9 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	258.9 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	258.9 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	245.3 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	243.1 fps -1%

Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	98.9 pt
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	98.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	95.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	93.9 pt
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	93.1 pt

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	28884 Points +15%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	27081 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	26070 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	25107 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	23108 Points -8%
1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	49429 Points +8%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	49072 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	49047 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	45870 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	45766 Points

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Score
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	23629 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	23324 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	23190 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	22193 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	20679 Points -7%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	36491 Points +2%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	36421 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	35640 Points
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	35423 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	34494 Points -3%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Score
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8695 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	8625 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	8548 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	8477 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	8233 Points -3%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	14936 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	14929 Points +4%
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	14901 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	14423 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	14416 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Intel Core i5-9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX	12066 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA Titan RTX	11836 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX	11627 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX	11091 Points
Intel Core i3-9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX	10798 Points -3%

The new Ryzen CPUs in the gaming test

In contrast to the pure CPU benchmarks, it's shown here that AMD is not so superior in the gaming tests carried out. Intel is also well positioned with the older Core i3 and Core i5, and especially the Intel Core i5-9400F could produce the highest frame rates in our gaming tests. The performance advantage shrinks with higher resolutions, as the graphics card increasingly becomes the decisive factor here. However, it's evident that the newer Zen2 architecture has a clear performance advantage over Zen+. The Ryzen 5 1600 offers six cores just like the Core i5-9400F. Due to the lower IPC, the Ryzen 5 is almost always in last place.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	100 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92.3 pt
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	83.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	79.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	78.6 pt

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	150 fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	147 fps +22%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	136 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	120.9 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	116 fps -4%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	109 fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	104 fps +10%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	102 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	94.7 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92 fps -3%

Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	177 (99^min - 268^max) fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	156 (88^min - 234^max) fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	131 (75^min - 192^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	120 (70^min - 176^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	119 (71^min - 182^max) fps -9%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	107 (59^min - 165^max) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	100 (56^min - 150^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	85 (49^min - 124^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	84 (49^min - 122^max) fps -1%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	80 (45^min - 125^max) fps -6%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	122 (90^min - 171^max) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	104 (77^min - 146^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	102 (23^min - 148^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	99 (73^min - 141^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	97 (73^min - 136^max) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	95 (70^min - 143^max) fps +25%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	88 (63^min - 135^max) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	81 (57^min - 123^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	76 (54^min - 119^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	76 (54^min - 119^max) fps 0%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	206 fps +31%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	194 fps +24%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	181 fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	150 fps -4%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	175 fps +31%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	164 fps +22%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	151 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	134 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	129 fps -4%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	157 fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 fps +20%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	126 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	116 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	115 fps -1%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	133 fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	127 fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	107 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	106 fps -1%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	106 fps -1%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	138 (109^min - 185^max) fps +18%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	137 (115^min - 180^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 (90^min - 157^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	114 (93^min - 152^max) fps -3%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	102 (59^min - 136^max) fps -13%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	113 (90^min - 148^max) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	109 (82^min - 143^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92 (70^min - 118^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	90 (66^min - 121^max) fps -2%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	89 (67^min - 114^max) fps -3%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	123 fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	113 fps +15%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	107 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	98.2 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	91.1 fps -7%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	89.3 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	84.6 fps +12%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	83.3 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	75.6 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	69.9 fps -8%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	185 (89^min - 244^max) fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	177 (89^min - 231^max) fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	145 (86^min - 196^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	137 (74^min - 187^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	128 (32^min - 171^max) fps -12%
1920x1080 High Quality
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	124 (57^min - 195^max) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 (58^min - 178^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	99.7 (48^min - 150^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	99.3 (27^min - 145^max) fps
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	97 (31^min - 143^max) fps -2%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	157.3 (137.8^min) fps +31%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	153.8 (134.6^min) fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	133.2 (88.5^min) fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	127.4 (107.3^min) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	119.9 (88.5^min) fps
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	134.5 (116.8^min) fps +46%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	124.4 (107.8^min) fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	111.8 (61.7^min) fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	104.1 (88.4^min) fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92.1 (61.7^min) fps

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	354 (324^min - 403^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	329 (241^min - 380^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	280 (247^min - 314^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	279 (193^min - 407^max) fps
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	252 (69^min - 297^max) fps -10%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	133 (115^min - 146^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	128 (114^min - 143^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	125 (109^min - 141^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	125 (28^min - 146^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	124 (95^min - 138^max) fps

Energy consumption - How energy-efficient are the new quad-core CPUs?

According to AMD, both new Ryzen 3 models are specified with a maximum TDP of 65 watts, which was also met in the stress test of our review. However, AMD still has to do some homework regarding idle mode if the company wants to put Intel under more pressure here. With 86 and 88 watts, the AMD system consumes without load almost 30 watts more energy than our Intel platform. The motherboard and the corresponding BIOS settings also play an important role in this rating, so you shouldn't blame the AMD CPUs alone for the higher power consumption.

In practice, the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is somewhat more energy-efficient than the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. Nevertheless, Intel shows at this point that its power management works quite well. When playing games in which the graphics card (Nvidia Titan RTX with approx. 280 watts) accounts for the most part, all systems are close to one another.

The measured temperatures in the stress test are in uncritical ranges at all times due to the Alphacool Eisbaer 280 AiO. The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X was the warmest at 77.5 °C (~172 °F). Since only one CCX cluster is active here, the heat is concentrated on a smaller area, which is probably also the reason why the processor became a bit warmer than the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (70.3 °C (~159 °F)) in the test.

Note: The entire test system was considered without a monitor to determine the energy consumption values.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 in the stress test.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X in the stress test.

Power Consumption | Temperatures

Power Consumption
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 85.9 W)	400.8 (377^min - 420^max) Watt * -5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 88.8 W)	397.6 (356^min - 412^max) Watt * -4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 86 W)	382.9 (282^min - 397^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	379.5 (292^min - 402^max) Watt * +1%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F (Idle: 56 W)	370.5 (209^min - 390^max) Watt * +3%
Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 85.9 W)	175.8 (166^min - 222^max) Watt * -27%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 88.8 W)	144.7 (139^min - 195^max) Watt * -5%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F (Idle: 56 W)	139 (119^min - 148^max) Watt * -1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 86 W)	138.3 (133^min - 188^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	131.6 (122^min - 187^max) Watt * +5%
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 85.9 W)	157.8 (155^min - 159^max) Watt * -24%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 88.8 W)	137.3 (136^min - 139^max) Watt * -8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 86 W)	127.1 (117^min - 128^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	122.5 (121^min - 125^max) Watt * +4%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F (Idle: 56 W)	101.5 (100^min - 104^max) Watt * +20%

Temperatures - CPU Temperature Prime95
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3300X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	77.5 °C +10%
Intel Core i3 9100F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i3-9100F	75 °C +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 NVIDIA Titan RTX, R3 3100, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	70.3 °C
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 1600, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	64.5 °C -8%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	61 °C -13%

* ... smaller is better

Test system power consumption (idle) - Ryzen 3 3100

Test system power consumption (Prime95) - Ryzen 3 3100

Test system power consumption (Cinebench R15 Multi) - Ryzen 3 3100

Test system power consumption (when gaming - The Witcher 3 Ultra preset) - Ryzen 3 3100

Test system power consumption (idle) - Ryzen 3 3300X

Test system power consumption (Prime95) - Ryzen 3 3300X

Test system power consumption (Cinebench R15 Multi) - Ryzen 3 3300X

Test system power consumption (when gaming - The Witcher 3 Ultra preset) - Ryzen 3 3300X

Overclocking - Extracting the hidden power

If you want to squeeze out a bit more performance from the processor, the only option left is overclocking. We also did this with the two Ryzen 3 models and were able to achieve an increase in performance of up to 14%. The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 makes the bigger performance leap due to the lower base clock speed.

Both processors could be run at 4.4 GHz on all cores without any problems and with little effort. However, a stable operation was no longer possible at 4.5 GHz. But this requires sufficient cooling to ensure a stable operation. The Nvidia Titan RTX used in the test couldn't benefit from the improved CPU performance though.

Performance Rating | Cinebench R15 | Cinebench R20 | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	98.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	95.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	95 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	91.1 pt
Intel Core i5 9400F	88.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	87.2 pt
Intel Core i3 9100F	74.6 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	205 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	199 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	195 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	178 Points
Intel Core i5 9400F	173 Points -3%
Intel Core i3 9100F	171 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	155 Points -13%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	1200 Points +21%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	1174 Points +18%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	1101 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	1071 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	991 Points
Intel Core i5 9400F	984 Points -1%
Intel Core i3 9100F	634 Points -36%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	510 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	504 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	500 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	446 Points
Intel Core i5 9400F	416 Points -7%
Intel Core i3 9100F	414 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	381 Points -15%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	2705 Points +19%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	2672 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	2577 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	2430 Points +6%
Intel Core i5 9400F	2378 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	2282 Points
Intel Core i3 9100F	1175 Points -49%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	29124 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	28884 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	27250 Points +9%
Intel Core i5 9400F	27081 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	26070 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	25107 Points
Intel Core i3 9100F	23108 Points -8%
1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel Core i3 9100F	49429 Points +8%
Intel Core i5 9400F	49072 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	49047 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	47881 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	47829 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	45870 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	45766 Points
1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	13488 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	12952 Points +21%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	11998 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	11993 Points +12%
Intel Core i5 9400F	11185 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	10702 Points
Intel Core i3 9100F	8742 Points -18%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Score
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	24042 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	23629 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	23399 Points +5%
Intel Core i5 9400F	23324 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	23190 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	22193 Points
Intel Core i3 9100F	20679 Points -7%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i3 9100F	36491 Points +2%
Intel Core i5 9400F	36421 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	35640 Points
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	35545 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	35447 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	35423 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	34494 Points -3%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm)	16220 Points +21%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz	15339 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz	15077 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	14632 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	13430 Points
Intel Core i5 9400F	12616 Points -6%
Intel Core i3 9100F	8958 Points -33%

Ryzen 3 3100 @ 4.4 GHz

Ryzen 3 3300X @ 4.4 GHz

Pros

+ 4 cores with SMT

+ good system performance

+ price-performance ratio

+ PCI Express 4.0 support

+ good overclocking potential

+ suitable for small systems

Cons

- higher energy demand in idle usage than with the competition

Verdict - A lot of performance for a small price

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X in review: Provided by AMD Germany

With the new Ryzen 3, AMD shows once again what's possible with Zen2. Compared to the previous generation based on Zen+, the performance could be increased significantly. In addition, Intel became increasingly under pressure, but this may look different again soon because Comet Lake-S is already in the starting blocks. For this reason, one could almost think that AMD has slept through the start of the new Ryzen 3 generation a bit, since Zen2 has been on the market for a while. But AMD can still rely on PCI Express 4.0 as a unique selling point, since Intel's 10th generation will not support this either. The fact that Ryzen 3 is now also equipped with SMT is not only pleasing to us but has been demanded for a long time. This enables a few percent points in the performance comparison, which AMD often wins with the new processors compared to Intel.

The budget version of the new Ryzen 3 processors turns out to be a true price-performance winner due to its good overclocking capabilities.

Both Ryzen models are fast in terms of pure performance, although the six native cores of the Intel Core i5-9400F provide slightly better frame rates in games. Both models are close together when it comes to pricing and are significantly cheaper than the Intel Core i5-9400F. The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 makes a start with 109 Euros (~$118) and offers a solid performance to get a fast system up and running. Due to the lower base and turbo clock speeds, the Ryzen 3 3100 lacks a bit of IPC in comparison to the Ryzen 3 3300X, so that the Ryzen 3 3300X achieved significantly better frame rates in games together with the Nvidia Titan RTX. You only have to pay 20 Euros (~$22) more for the faster model, which we find justifiable.

However, both models get a purchase recommendation because they deliver a very good performance for the respective use without putting a deep dent in the wallet. In addition, there's good overclocking capabilities of the Ryzen 3 3100, which can reach the performance of a Ryzen 3 3300X with a few skillful adjustments. The overclocking potential of the Ryzen 3 3300X is significantly lower.

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