Ryzen 3 7440U vs FX-8320
Primary details
Comparing FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1459 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.44 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 3 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $106 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8320 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8320 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 | AM3+ | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 3 7440U outperforms FX-8320 by 144% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 3 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 28 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8320 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 7440U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8320 and Ryzen 3 7440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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