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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 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 5500 is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 3 3100 - 212 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3100 - CA$119.0 vs CA$180.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 3 3100 - CA$0.56 vs CA$0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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