Ryzen 3 7440U vs Xeon W-1290

Place in the ranking	604	921
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	14.95	27.65
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	206 mm²	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U 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	FCLGA1200	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	AMD Radeon 740M
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

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.

Xeon W-1290 12.64
+54.5%

Ryzen 3 7440U 8.18

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.

Xeon W-1290 20071
+54.5%

Ryzen 3 7440U 12991

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.64	8.18
Integrated graphics card	6.39	8.33
Recency	13 May 2020	3 May 2023
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	28 Watt

Xeon W-1290 has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 3 7440U, on the other hand, has 30.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-1290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 7440U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-1290 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 7440U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1290 and Ryzen 3 7440U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.