AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 44 45
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Top speed 3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 176 182
Released20182020
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 better than the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 scores 45 and the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 44.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 3 3100.