Ryzen 3 8440U vs Pentium Gold G7400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.32
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.21
+90%

Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1370927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency8.7227.23
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G7400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G7400 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FP7
Power consumption (TDP)46 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 710AMD Radeon 740M
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2014

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.

Pentium Gold G7400 4.32
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.21
+90%

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.

Pentium Gold G7400 6735
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805
+90.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.32 8.21
Integrated graphics card 2.85 8.32
Recency 4 January 2022 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 46 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 8440U has a 90% higher aggregate performance score, 191.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 64.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G7400 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 8440U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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