Ryzen 3 8440U vs Celeron N4000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.95
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.30
+774%

Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 774% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2478908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache112 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1090FP7
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600AMD Radeon 740M
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes614
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

Celeron N4000 0.95
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.30
+774%

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.

Celeron N4000 1472
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805
+770%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 8.30
Integrated graphics card 0.87 8.31
Recency 11 December 2017 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 28 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 366.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has a 773.7% higher aggregate performance score, 855.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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