7 240H vs Ryzen 3 8440U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 939 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 27.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 18 December 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $502 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H 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 | FP7 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H 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 Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) | Iris Xe Graphics 64EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 3 8440U has a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.
7 240H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 8440U and Core 7 240H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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