Ryzen 7 4700GE vs Pentium D 940
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 4700GE outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 3276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3311 | 787 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | 13.52 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 5 January 2006 (19 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $423 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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 | LGA775,PLGA775 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE. 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 940 and Ryzen 7 4700GE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 | 11.14 |
| Recency | 5 January 2006 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 7 4700GE has a 3275.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium D 940 in performance tests.
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