Is AMD Ryzen 3 3100 good for gaming?

Yes, it’s excellent for low-cost gamers needing an external graphics card.

What is the Ryzen 3 3100 equivalent to?

We also did some CPU tests on Intel’s Core i3-9100, which is currently Intel’s closest equivalent to the AMD Ryzen 3 3100, with its four cores and (crucially) just four threads.

Its 4 cores and 8 threads are comparable to the Intel i7 7700, which sold for between $1,500 to $18,000 in India in the early 2000s. You can get all you need if you want a discrete graphics processing unit and have a budget of 40 thousand Indian rupees (approximately $650). However, if you can afford to invest a little more money, I recommend the Ryzen 3 3300x instead of amd ryzen 3 3100 (but due to less availability and high prices in India and some other countries).

If you’re on a strict budget, the 3100 is a fantastic alternative. Most games will run at 60 frames per second or more when paired with a mid-range graphics card such as the RX 470, 480, 570, or 580. If you overclock your processor, memory, and graphics card, you may increase performance by 15–20%. 

Since the 3300X are so challenging to come by, those on a strict budget could consider the i3 10100F with an H410 motherboard and either 1X8GB or 2X16GB of RAM running at 2666MHz. You can get by with 2400MHz; the speed hit is so little that you won’t even notice it; the default Intel cooling is enough, and a separate graphics card is not required.

Compared to the 3300x, AMD ryzen 3 3100, and 10th and 11th generation i3 processors, the 12100f is a superior choice.

Despite the high cost of a b660 motherboard at the moment, I would not advocate settling for anything less than that chipset since its voltage regulation modules (VRMS), input/output (I/O) ports, and random access memory (RAM) overclocking performance are all above average.

Which would be a better budget CPU, the Ryzen 3 3100 or the Ryzen 5 3600?

If we’re talking about cost, the 3100 is the clear winner. In contrast, the 3600 comes out on top when comparing cost and performance. It’s because most people will want to multitask in addition to gaming, have space for maybe a CPU-intensive game, and have it last longer before requiring an update, so having six cores and 12 threads is a much better alternative.

I’ll give you an example, however tiny. I have a laptop with an Intel Core i7 8750H (6c12t), and my buddy has a laptop with an Intel Core i7 7700HQ (4c8t); we both have a 1050ti max-q graphics processing unit (GPU) and 16 gigabytes of random access memory (RAM). His frame rate would often drop, stutter, and fluctuate as we played; however, mine ran flawlessly.

Similarly, although 8GB of RAM is plenty for modern games, 16GB is the standard for the finest “middle of the road” experience. Therefore quadcore CPUs are the bare minimum these days.