Ryzen 3 7440U vs Pentium M 715

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 715
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.16
Ryzen 3 7440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.18
+5013%

Ryzen 3 7440U outperforms Pentium M 715 by a whopping 5013% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3303930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency0.7227.65
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date23 June 2004 (20 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U 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)
Threads18
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size87 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors144 million20,900 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.988V-1.34Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U 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
SocketPPGA478FP7
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 715 and Ryzen 3 7440U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 8.18
Recency 23 June 2004 3 May 2023
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 28 Watt

Pentium M 715 has 300% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 7440U, on the other hand, has a 5012.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 7440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 715 in performance tests.


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