Ryzen 7 7730U vs Phenom II X4 940 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data73.98
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size258 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors758 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U 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
SocketAM2+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U. 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-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2009 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7730U has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 940 BE and Ryzen 7 7730U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7730U is a notebook one.


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