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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 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 5 3600 is 292 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 3 3100 - 165 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £73.89 vs £100.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.45 vs £0.61 per FPS
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
164
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.89
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 3.9 GHz Max Boost)
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Updated 96 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Matisse | 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 3 3100
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£34.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£2,219.47
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94 FPS
£16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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70 FPS
£45.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,166.82
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