Phenom II X4 940 BE vs Ryzen 5 3450U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1364 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 26.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $275 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 258 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE 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 | FP5 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2020 | 8 January 2009 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3450U has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom II X4 940 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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