Today, AMD announced the Ryzen 3 3000 series which are the newest additions to the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor family. The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X processors and AMD B550 Chipset for Socket AM4 designed for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processors with over 60 designs in development.
Before we start this article, AMD also announced its Ryzen 9 4000U series mobile processors for gaming notebooks. Which you can read here.
These new Ryzen 3 desktop processors bring the “Zen 2” core architecture to business users, gamers, and creators worldwide, leveraging Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) technology for increased productivity. With double the threads, twice the bandwidth, and a wide selection of motherboards in development. The AMD B550 chipset and Ryzen 3 desktop processors claim to deliver the ideal processing solution from top to bottom.
Games and applications are becoming more and more demanding, and with this, users are demanding more from their PCs. AMD is committed to providing solutions that meet and exceed those demands for all levels of computing. With the addition of these new Ryzen 3 desktop processors, we are continuing this commitment with our mainstream gaming customers. We’ve taken performance up a level, doubling the processing threads of our Ryzen 3 processors to propel gaming and multitasking experiences to new heights.
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
In addition, Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X processors are catered to mainstream gamers. They also stand for AMD’s commitment to improving CPU performance and technologies for consumers by enabling SMT on a Ryzen 3 desktop processor for the very first time.
The processors take advantage of 18MB Cache, delivering memory latency reduction. Also translating directly to smoother, faster gaming performance for high framerates in CPU-heavy games. Further, with four cores, eight threads, and AMD SMT technology, the new Ryzen 3 processors provide multitasking performance and responsiveness that consumers need.
Basically, the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 claimes to offer:
- Up to 20% gaming performance than the competition
- Up to 75% creator performance than the competition
| Model | CORES/THREADS | TDP | BOOST /BASE FREQUENCY | TOTAL CACHE | PLATFORM | SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE | Expected Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | 4C/8T | 65 Watts | 4.3 GHz/3.8 GHz | 18 | AM4 | $120 or PHP 6,100 | May 2020 |
| AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | 4C/8T | 65 Watts | 3.9 GHz/3.6 GHz | 18 | AM4 | $99 or PHP 5,100 | May 2020 |
AMD B550 Chipset
The new AM4, B550 chipset is the latest addition to the AMD 500 Series chipset family with support for the Ryzen 3000 Series processors. The upcoming B550 motherboards are the only mainstream modern chipset with compatibility for PCIe 4.0. Hence, unlocking twice the bandwidth of B450 motherboards for high-speed, high-power performance in gaming and multitasking.
Availability
The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X are going to be available in May 2020. Meanwhile, AMD B550 motherboards are going to be available on June 16, 2020. With ODM partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Colorful, GIGABYTE, and MSI at any leading retailers and e-tailers.
