AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Ryzen 3 3100 – 1080P Gaming Benchmarks

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FF XIV: Shadowbringers and Borderlands 3

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is the third expansion for Final Fantasy XIV. It was announced in November 2018, and was released on July 2, 2019. As of May 2020 there are just about 25,000 people playing FINAL FANTASY XIV Online.

FF Shadowbringers 1080P Game Settings

To benchmark this game title we used the standalone benchmark utility with high image quality settings for desktop gaming PCs.

Shadowbringers Benchmark - Ryzen 3 3100 Ryzen 3 3300X

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 completes this benchmark at 149.9 FPS and the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X comes in at 168.5 FPS. Respectable scores for quad-core processors as you can see they aren’t really to far off from the Intel Core i9-9900K.

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X delivers 1.4 frames per dollar and the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 comes in at 1.5 frames per dollar. It looks like the price difference between the Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3100 works out to being fair in most cases as there is a decent gap between the two on the performance front. The Intel Core i9-9900K on Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers comes in at 0.4 frames per dollar.

Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3 is an action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. It was released in 2019 and is the sequel to 2012’s Borderlands 2, which was the fourth entry in the main Borderlands series. In May 2020 there are between 15,000 and 20,000 gamers playing this title each and every day.

Borderlands 3 1080P Game Settings

We used the games built-in benchmark at 1920 x 1080 with the high image quality preset.

Borderlands 3 - Ryzen 3 3100 Ryzen 3 3300X

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X was found to be 13.9% faster than the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with these settings at 1080P. The Intel Core i9-9900K was 7.2% faster than the 3300X, but AMD isn’t too far off and remember this is at stock speeds for all processors being tested.

Borderlands 3 - Frames Per Dollar

When it comes to general value, the Ryzen 3 3100 leads with 1.08 frames per dollar versus the Ryzen 3 3300X’s 1.01 result. The Intel Core i9-9900K comes in at 0.26 frames per dollar. So, to get that extra bit of performance by the Intel Core i9-9900K will be hitting you in the wallet.