AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Ryzen 3 3100 vs Core i7-8086K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-8086K performs better than the Ryzen 3 3100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 3 3100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8086K has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 3 3100. Indeed, the Core i7-8086K has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen 3 3100. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 3 3100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 3 3100. Also, the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 3 3100 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-8086K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 3 3100 has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-8086K. The Ryzen 3 3100 also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 3100 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.