Ryzen 3 8440U vs Phenom II X6 1045T
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 8440U outperforms Phenom II X6 1045T by a whopping 270% 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 | 2165 | 1174 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.29 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.82 | 10.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 1 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1045T 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1045T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Ryzen 3 8440U. 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 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Ryzen 3 8440U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
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 | 1.83 | 6.77 |
| Recency | 1 September 2010 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 28 Watt |
Phenom II X6 1045T has 50% more physical cores.
Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has a 269.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 33.3% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X6 1045T is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 8440U is a notebook one.
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