Ryzen 3 8440U vs Pentium III 1400S

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium III 1400S
2002
1 core / 1 thread, 32 Watt
0.12
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.06
+6617%

Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Pentium III 1400S by a whopping 6617% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3360939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.3527.24
Architecture codenameTualatin (2000−2002)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2002 (22 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 1400S 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache8 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm4 nm
Die size80 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors44 million20,900 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 1400S 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
Socket370FP7
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

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 III 1400S 0.12
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.06
+6617%

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 III 1400S 194
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805
+6501%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.12 8.06
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 8440U has a 6616.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium III 1400S in performance tests.

Note that Pentium III 1400S is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 8440U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium III 1400S and Ryzen 3 8440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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