Ryzen 3 8440U vs Mobile Pentium 4 2.40

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Aggregate performance score

Mobile Pentium 4 2.40
2003
1 core / 2 threads, 60 Watt
0.17
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.06
+4641%

Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 by a whopping 4641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3283939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency0.2727.22
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release dateJune 2003 (21 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache8 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors55 million20,900 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 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 configuration11
Socket478FP7
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2DDR5

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 Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U.

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.

Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 0.17
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.06
+4641%

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.

Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 264
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805
+4750%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 8.06
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 8440U has a 4641.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Pentium 4 2.40 and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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