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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paulemannsen - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
Try Hardware Unboxed, they have exactly what you want. Their verdict though is the same as Anandtechs.flyingpants265 - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
Came here to post this. This site has been a joke for a long while now, but this is crazy. I'm reading GamersNexus for real benchmarking charts.Korguz - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
then why do you keep coming here ?callmebob - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
You don't come to anywhere. You are not going anywhere.Your life sucks, and will forever suck. It still has a purpose, though: To serve as a warning to others.
Deicidium369 - Friday, May 8, 2020 - link
He is a stalker - if you are posting on Toms or Wcc - he is stalking you... he has nothing to offer, just calling people Intel shills. all the while being an AMD Shill.This forum needs an ignore function. He needs to just go clean the basement.
Lord of the Bored - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
But thank god we have a stalker Intel shill to balance him out. Your service to the community is appreciated.Korguz - Saturday, May 9, 2020 - link
ahh, so reading multiple websites, where some one is stupid enough to make the same name on 2 of those sites, is considered stalking ? whats the matter Deicidium369, you have nothing else ? youi cant prove any of your BS so you have to, once again, resort to BS replies where you just insult, call people names, and be condescending ? BTW, you get your personal facts straight ?drothgery - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
the right Intel comparables are the Comet Lake i3s, but they're not available yet, so they've got to hash something together ...eastcoast_pete - Thursday, May 7, 2020 - link
Except that these chips (3100, 3300) are available, so one can buy them now; the Comet Lake i3s aren't. If Intel wanted the Comet Lake i3 to be included, they could have shipped a review sample to Ian. I don't believe he would have refused it.Spunjji - Monday, May 11, 2020 - link
This x1000. I will never understand people who fault a reviewer for releasing a review that doesn't contain chips that simply are not available.