Ryzen 3 7440U vs Athlon II M320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
Ryzen 3 7440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.18
+1640%

Ryzen 3 7440U outperforms Athlon II M320 by a whopping 1640% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2925930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency1.2727.63
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II M320 0.47
Ryzen 3 7440U 8.18
+1640%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II M320 749
Ryzen 3 7440U 12991
+1634%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 8.18
Recency 10 September 2009 3 May 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 7440U has a 1640.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 7440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M320 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M320 and Ryzen 3 7440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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