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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PeterCollier - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
I'm expressing my informed opinion, what's your issue?Korguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
informed opinion ?? yea rightDeicidium369 - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
Don't mind Korguz - he never offers anything to the conversation... the is a hard core AMD shill who thinks he makes his point by calling other people Intel shills. He is a bit creepy - he will follow you on multiple forums...Just ignore him - he has nothing.
Korguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
and you can also ignore Deicidium369, he cant get is OWN personal facts straight, and also gives false information on another site, so anything he says are lies, and BS calls me a hardcore amd shill, but yet, says NOTHING positive about amd, but praises intel like a god, go figure" He is a bit creepy - he will follow you on multiple forums... " FYI there are others that know about your other post that are full of mis information, and call you out on it to, and your response, just like here, name calling, insults, and condescending remarks, this is why you were banned from tom's, was it not ?
Korguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
" Just ignore him - he has nothing. " oh i do, do " ?take a look that these 2 pics here :
in the 1st pic, he states he retired @ 28, 20 years ago( year 2000 ), then a few days later claims he started, and built up a complete woodshop business 40 years ago, which using his " retired at 28 " BS, as a reference, would of made him EIGHT years old. so either he is a lier, or he cant get his facts straight. the only reason to listen to him, is cause his posts are comedy gold
i wonder what BS he will type for this now
Korguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
https://imgur.com/a/s9Ift1pPeterCollier - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Thanks, I'll make a mental note to ignore him.Spunjji - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
This comment is absolutely hilarious. Korguz mocks PeterCollier for accusing Ian and AnandTech of anti-Intel bias, and Deicidium369 chimes in saying it's because... *drumroll* Korguz is a "hard core AMD shill". Even better is that PeterCollier goes on to agree.Peter and Deicidium make a great pairing - two sides to the same demented coin.
PeterCollier - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Your obsession with certain posters is concerning.Spunjji - Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - link
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