Ryzen 3 8440U vs Athlon X2 L310
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | FP7/FP7r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 28 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has 115.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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