Ryzen 3 3100 — Benchmarks & Specs
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 3 3100?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 11,521 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 3 3100 is a processor released in 2020 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 4 cores / 8 threads, boost clock of 3.9 GHz, 65W TDP. It launched with a $99 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 7 synthetic benchmark results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 3 3100, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 11,521 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-06 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 5,423 points | CGDirector 2024-01-09 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,033 points | Geekbench Browser 2023-05-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 5,033 points | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,470 points | Geekbench Browser 2023-05-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,470 points | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,105 points | CGDirector 2024-01-09 |
Products Featuring the Ryzen 3 3100
Full Specifications
| pcie | Gen 4, 16 Lanes (CPU only) |
|---|---|
| cores | 4 |
| tdp w | 65 |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| threads | 8 |
| codename | Matisse |
| process nm | 7 |
| l3 cache mb | 16 |
| base clock ghz | 3.6 |
| memory support | DDR4 |
| boost clock ghz | 3.9 |
| integrated graphics | false |
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