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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 886 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $100.75 vs $378.72
- Up to 70% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.46 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 14% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 3 3100 - 248 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
218
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
30%
Price, $
$378.72
26%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 6497 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
231 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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225 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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248 FPS
$20.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4,999
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242 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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48 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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246 FPS
$9.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
$19.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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21 FPS
$41.43/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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75 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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64 FPS
$13.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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