Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 P4 3.0
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.59
+8276%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 8276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3232353
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium 4AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency0.2247.89
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateno data13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography130 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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.

Socketno dataFP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt35 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 17.59
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 8276.2% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


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