AMD Ryzen 3 8440U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

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AMD Ryzen 3 8440U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 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 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
7 Generation 1
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U clocks with 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
4 Cores 12
8 Threads 14
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4
A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c
B-Core 0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

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 Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.85 GHz
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 5 nm
4 Max. displays 4
4 Compute units 64
256 Shader 512
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

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 Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
256 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
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 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
30 W TDP up 28 W
15 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP8 Socket BGA 2049
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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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 (70%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz
1835 (100%)

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