Ryzen 3 7440U vs Athlon X2 QL-65

General info

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-65 and Ryzen 3 7440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	1 September 2009 (14 years ago)	3 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$19.18	no data

Technical specs

Athlon X2 QL-65 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	S1g2	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Ryzen 3 7440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR5, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Ryzen 3 7440U.

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.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	1 September 2009	3 May 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

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