Duel of processors: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs. Intel Core i3-10100

Gaming, graphics tests and PC/3DMark

A year has passed since the introduction of AMD’s Ryzen third generation, but the product line was still not complete. We were waiting for the lowest line to be refreshed with the designation Ryzen 3. In the meantime, the 10th generation of Intel Core processors has been released, including new i3 SKUs. We got novelties from both manufacturers, namely Ryzen 3 3100 and Core i3-10100. Which one is better?

Far Cry 5

We usually test Far Cry 5 on Ultra settings, but this time Normal was chosen to better show the difference in CPU performance at high fps. In other words, the bottleneck has moved from the graphics card onto the processor. You can see that Intel has the upper hand in this area, both in minimal and average fps quite significantly. The 30 and 18% difference translates into real 25–20 fps. If your goal is high fps gaming, Intel will still be a better choice. On the other hand, if you increase the graphics settings and/or resolution, the difference between the processors will not be so great.

Unigine Heaven and Superposition

Similar results are found in Unigine tests, where we again chose lower settings than usual. Once again, it is confirmed that Intel has an advantage in high fps gaming, probably due to higher clock speed.

PCMark and 3DMark

Both PCMark and 3DMark Firestrike tests are very tight. AMD clearly wins in computational tests, but Intel wins in graphics ones. Both benchmarks were in favor of Core i3, but only by 1 and 2% which is a very small difference.

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