Ryzen 7 3700U vs Pentium Dual-Core E2140

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual-Core E2140
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.34
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+1224%

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2140 by a whopping 1224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30731322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency0.4928.37
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size77 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors105 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket775FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 Dual-Core E2140 0.34
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.50
+1224%

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 Dual-Core E2140 539
Ryzen 7 3700U 7143
+1225%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 4.50
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 1223.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2140 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Ryzen 7 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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