Ryzen 3 4100 vs Athlon Neo MV-40
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 4100 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 3819% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3557 | 1238 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon Neo | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.35 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Huron (2009) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 6 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8.00391 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100 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 | ASB1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Ryzen 3 4100.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 6.27 |
| Recency | 6 January 2009 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 3 4100 has a 3818.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 687.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 4100 is a desktop one.
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