Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 16286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3196 | 110 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.22 | 59.21 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 34.41 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7945HX has a 16285.7% higher aggregate performance score, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and 61.8% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Ryzen 9 7945HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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