Ryzen 3 8440U vs i7-8510Y
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 927 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.23 |
| Architecture codename | Amber Lake (2018−2019) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 4 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-8510Y 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 | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-8510Y 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1 | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | AMD Radeon 740M |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 2.23 | 8.32 |
| Recency | 4 April 2019 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 28 Watt |
i7-8510Y has 300% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has 273.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-8510Y and Ryzen 3 8440U. We've got no test results to judge.
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