Ryzen 3 8440U vs Pentium Dual SU4100
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Pentium Dual Core SU4100 by a whopping 2500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3104 | 939 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.92 | 27.10 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core SU4100 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 | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core SU4100 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA956 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 8.06 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 28 Watt |
Pentium Dual SU4100 has 180% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has a 2500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core SU4100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core SU4100 and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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