TechRadar Verdict. The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 is an excellent entry-level CPU that absolutely changes the game when it comes to budget PC builds. With performance that comes within reaching distance of processors that cost twice as much, it makes PC gaming way more affordable.

Is Ryzen 3 better than Intel?

AMD Ryzen 3 vs Intel Core i3: Performance

Overall the Intel Core i3-12100 provided a much better 28.8% higher performance than the single-core score of AMD Ryzen 3 in Cinebench R23. Even in multi-core scores, the scales tipped in favour of Intel with 26% better performance than the Ryzen 3 3300X.

Is Ryzen 3 better than i5?

Because its single-threaded performance is stronger, its multi-threaded performance is also stronger, and it performs quite well against the Core i3, if typically not quite as well as a Core i5. Gaming: HH's results show Ryzen 3 losing against the Core i5, but suggest better performance against the Core i3.