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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 195 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $100.75 vs $119.00
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 21% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 3 3100 - 223 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 3 3100 - $0.53 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
177 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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184 FPS
$4.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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184 FPS
$5.71/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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184 FPS
$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
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177 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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194 FPS
$4.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849
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184 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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184 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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188 FPS
$11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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205 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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184 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.99
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177 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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194 FPS
$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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188 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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184 FPS
$6.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$8.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$870
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184 FPS
$4.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$889
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205 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$4.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$499
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177 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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127 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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181 FPS
$9.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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145 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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123 FPS
$6.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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197 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,798
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194 FPS
$4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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181 FPS
$6.46/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,169.99
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177 FPS
$9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$4.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$569.99
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105 FPS
$9.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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177 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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105 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,178
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177 FPS
$8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,588.88
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209 FPS
$6.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,439.99
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167 FPS
$6.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,149
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175 FPS
$6.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,089.99
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162 FPS
$5.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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182 FPS
$5.55/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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203 FPS
$6.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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211 FPS
$29.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$6,318
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194 FPS
$8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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184 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,298
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100 FPS
$10.98/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$2.97/FPS
Radeon RX 570
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$349.99
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105 FPS
$6.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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148 FPS
$12.84/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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