AMD Ryzen 3 7320U vs AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 7320U and AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

• CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 45 nm
• 8.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1212
• 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8685 vs 2351

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2345 1212
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	8685 2351

Compare specifications (specs)