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 - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
I'm curious what happened to HSA.PeterCollier - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
It beats a 3 year old processor, congratulations. Let me cut the cake.Korguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
looks like some one didnt read the articleDeicidium369 - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
Try adding something to the conversation rather than sniping and stalkingKorguz - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
you 1st there Deicidium369Spunjji - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
Hmmm.. looks like most of your posts in this thread are responding to Korguz, they're primarily focused on being critical of him, and they add nothing to the discussion.If you were projecting any harder you'd burn a hole through the screen.
phinnvr6@gmail.com - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
Not sure if you're just trolling but which part of this review is biased to you? It seems factual and well written to me.boozed - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
The problem with the internet is that it's difficult for people to tell when you're jokingThreska - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
Netscape should have introduced the <joke></joke> tag.MDD1963 - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Yes, I'm sure Intel was very quite pleased and eager to have both their famous 7700K and 8086K equaled or surpassed in most games by a $120 CPU....; they insisted and 'bribed' the powers that be that their former flagships be included! :)