AMD Ryzen 3 8440U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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AMD Ryzen 3 8440U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U 4 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)
7 Generation 4
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4		 A-Core 3.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c		 B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 256 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
15 W TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is at 35.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP8 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price 199 $
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
85 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
657 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1504 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
11077 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1538 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8009 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2087 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8816 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
574 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
4479 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
21620 (100%)

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