Ryzen 3 7320U vs Pentium 2127U

Place in the ranking	2730	1144
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	3.72	35.17
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U 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	1.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	100 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U 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 Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon 610M
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

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.

Pentium 2127U 0.68

Ryzen 3 7320U 5.68
+735%

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.

Pentium 2127U 1064

Ryzen 3 7320U 8847
+731%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium 2127U 306

Ryzen 3 7320U 1158
+278%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium 2127U 532

Ryzen 3 7320U 3615
+580%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.68	5.68
Recency	1 July 2013	20 September 2022
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 3 7320U has a 735.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 7320U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2127U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 2127U and Ryzen 3 7320U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.