Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Pentium D 830
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8940HX outperforms Pentium D 830 by a whopping 8715% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3316 | 190 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | 22.45 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Smithfield (2005) | Dragon Range (2025) |
| Release date | May 2005 (20 years ago) | 23 April 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 28 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 206 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 169 million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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 | PLGA775 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | 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 D 830 and Ryzen 9 8940HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 29.09 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8940HX has a 8715.2% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 136.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium D 830 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium D 830 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8940HX is a notebook one.
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