Ryzen 3 8440U vs EPYC 9734

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data27.24
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,600no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9734 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 cores1124 (Quad-Core)
Threads2248
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die size8x 73 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors71,000 million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9734 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 configuration21
SocketSP5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)340 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, 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 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes12814

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 June 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 112 4
Threads 224 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 340 Watt 28 Watt

EPYC 9734 has 2700% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.

Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1114.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9734 and Ryzen 3 8440U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 9734 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 8440U is a notebook one.


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