Ryzen 3 Architecture
The first important part of Ryzen 3 architecture is to know that these CPUs are based on the Zen 2 architecture, just like Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 9 3000 series CPUs. This means they are manufactured at 7nm, AM4 socket, and support PCIe 4.0 and DDR4-3200. The difference between these CPUs and the others comes down to core count and thread count, clock frequency, and TDP. These CPUs will work on X570, X470, B450, and B550 chipsets.
AMD’s goal with Ryzen 3 is to bring double the number of threads from 4 to 8 in 2020 at these low-price points. AMD has done this by including its SMT Technology. It is putting a higher thread count into the hands of everyone from $100-$120, all with PCIe 4.0 support to boot.
Ryzen 3 3300X
The Ryzen 3 3300X has 4 cores and 8 threads (4c8t) at $120. It has a base clock of 3.8GHz and a boost clock up to 4.3GHz and 18MB of Cache. The TDP is 65W and the CPU package includes an AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler.
Ryzen 3 3100
The Ryzen 3 3100 has 4 cores and 8 threads (4c8t) at $99, this is a budget CPU. It has a base clock of 3.6GHz and a boost clock up to 3.9GHz and 18MB of Cache. The TDP is also 65W TDP and the CPU package also includes an AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler.
The Product Stack 2020
As of Q2 2020, this is what AMD’s complete Ryzen 3000 series lineup based on Zen 2 looks like compared to the competition. This shows AMD’s goals of where each CPU lines up with the competition, or at least where they are supposed to lineup.
From this, you can see AMD intends the Ryzen 3 3300X to compete with Intel’s Core i5-9400F 6c6t CPU. The Ryzen 3 3100 is lined up to compete with Intel’s Core i3-9100F 4c4t CPU. We are going to use precisely those CPUs in our review for comparison today.