AMD Ryzen 3 3300X – when cheaper Matisse is not enough

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The duel of Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Core i3-10100 processors showed that AMD can beat Intel in most tests at a lower price. However, the R3 3100 is not the only new model introduced by the manufacturer. The 3300X is more powerful, with higher clock speed and, coincidentally, it also sells for the same price as the Ci3-10100. In addition to significantly higher clock speed, it also has different CCD composition.

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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X is not just an overclocked Ryzen 3 3100. The difference between these processors is also below the surface in the configuration of chiplets. The R3 3300X therefore has a lower latency between the individual cores which is also reflected in the performance. On average, we saw about a 10% increase in single-core compared to 3100 which is certainly not negligible.

Core i3-10100 with the same price has it even harder. In the multi-core test it also lagged behind by 25% and even game tests at many fps were no longer fully in its hands. Here, too, the 3300X was able to compete with it. The only advantage of the 10100 is the still integrated graphics which none of these Ryzen CPUs has. So you always have to pair AMD with a dedicated graphics card which means higher costs for office PCs. The Core i3 also has a surprisingly lower power draw and temperature which can be useful if you want to put the processor in a small case with passive cooling, for example. In any other case, and especially if you are building a PC for gaming and work, AMD offers significantly higher performance for the same money.

You can buy this processor at our partner’s website czc.cz for 3 343 CZK/125 EUR.

English translation and edit by Lukáš Terényi

• Contents
• Intro
• Rendering and Geekbench
• Gaming, graphics tests and PC/3DMark
• Encryption, encoding and memory tests
• Heating and power draw
• Rating