Ryzen 3 8440U vs Pentium 2129Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U 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	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	1 September 2012 (11 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data
Current price	$35 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2129Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	81 x 4.7  GHz AMD Zen 43 x 4.7  GHz AMD Zen 4c
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	118 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2129Y 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon 740M
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2129Y and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2012	6 December 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	81 x 4.7 GHz AMD Zen 43 x 4.7 GHz AMD Zen 4c
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

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