Ryzen 3 8440U vs EPYC 7373X
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 908 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Milan-X (2022) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7373X 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.05 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 768 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 8x 81 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33,200 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7373X 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FP7/FP7r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2022 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 28 Watt |
EPYC 7373X has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 757.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that EPYC 7373X is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 8440U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7373X and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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