Ryzen 3 7320U vs Phenom II X4 X940 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1138 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 35.08 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 1 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U 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 | S1 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | 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 Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2011 | 20 September 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 7320U has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Ryzen 3 7320U. We've got no test results to judge.
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