The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 CPU Review: A Budget Gaming Bonanza
by Dr. Ian Cutress on May 7, 2020 9:00 AM ESTTest Bed and Setup
As per our processor testing policy, we take a premium category motherboard suitable for the socket, and equip the system with a suitable amount of memory running at the manufacturer's maximum supported frequency. This is also typically run at JEDEC subtimings where possible. It is noted that some users are not keen on this policy, stating that sometimes the maximum supported frequency is quite low, or faster memory is available at a similar price, or that the JEDEC speeds can be prohibitive for performance. While these comments make sense, ultimately very few users apply memory profiles (either XMP or other) as they require interaction with the BIOS, and most users will fall back on JEDEC supported speeds - this includes home users as well as industry who might want to shave off a cent or two from the cost or stay within the margins set by the manufacturer. Where possible, we will extend out testing to include faster memory modules either at the same time as the review or a later date.
| Test Setup | |
| AMD Ryzen 3000 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE X570 I Aorus Pro (1.12e) |
| CPU Cooler | AMD Wraith |
| DRAM | G.Skill FlareX 2x8 GB DDR4-3200 C14 |
| GPU | Sapphire RX 460 2GB (CPU Tests) MSI GTX 1080 Gaming 8G (Gaming Tests) |
| PSU | Corsair AX860i |
| SSD | Crucial MX500 2TB |
| OS | Windows 10 1909 |
Many thanks to...
We must thank the following companies for kindly providing hardware for our multiple test beds. Some of this hardware is not in this test bed specifically, but is used in other testing.
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| Sapphire RX 460 Nitro | MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X OC | Crucial MX200 + MX500 SSDs |
Corsair AX860i + AX1200i PSUs |
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| G.Skill RipjawsV, SniperX, FlareX |
Crucial Ballistix DDR4 |
Silverstone Coolers |
Silverstone Fans |
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alufan - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
just curious if I follow the "bench" link it shows Intel at the top of the stack in the opening page, yet when I choose to look at the actual results with the drop down then the results change, yet the opening page is from a benchmark in which the Thread ripper has not even been tested on, the whole industry recognises that its probably the single fastest chip out there for the HEDT platform yet your opening page shows Intel at the top and no 2020 results, once again this looks like careful manipulation of the results and the casual viewer dropping on the page just sees the top 4 out of 6 positions taken by Intel with TR2 mixed in and no mention of TR3 not a very fair page and it gives a poor impression and a possibly misleading impression to folks who know no better and instantly get the impression Intel sells the highest performing CPUs which we know is not the case anymoreqwertymac93 - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
There are two versions of "bench" for CPUs. "CPU" & "CPU 2019". You need the 2019 one to see the more recent results.alufan - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
and thats what I did clicked the link in the article and ended up with a page showing intel as having all the top spots which we all know is no longer the case...that was my point the opening summary page should reflect the results not the results of 2 years ago, and its now month5 of 2020 not 2019 "latest" results should be 2020zodiacfml - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
This 3300x is something beats the six core 2600. In some reviews, it is equal to 3600 in games while a slightly behind in rendering tasks. I have already decided that a six-core is minimum for me since the 1600 but this...andrewaggb - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
It's pretty good for what it is but for a cheap PC, intel has graphics. For a cheap gaming PC it's a bargain now but probably won't age well with 8 core consoles coming out this year. If you can afford the 3700x (or better), that should last 8+ years for gaming.Tchamber - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
The Ryzen 3 3200G had preside graphics, too.ahenriquedsj - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Good job.Mugur - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Ian, sorry to say this, but you must find another organisation for you. Anandtech is just the ghost of what it was. You need at least what every youtuber has to conduct a decent set of benchmarks. You need to buy cpus, videocards, etc. for decent testbeds when they not sampled to you. I'm sick of seeing obscure outfits with every cpu and gpu possible, while a real expert is using a 1080 etc.Rudde - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Will you update the conclusion to include 3100?lmcd - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
That board compatibility diagram must be flawed because my B350 board from ASRock has validated support for everything in the 3XXX series.