AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s

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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U or Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U was released in Q4/2022.

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s was released in Q2/2009.
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO (16) Family Intel Core2 Quad (19)
AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9) CPU group Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)
4 Generation 2
Barcelo (Zen 3) Architecture Yorkfield (Penryn)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is 2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s is at 2.66 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U Characteristic Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.66 GHz
4.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 PRO 7330U Characteristic Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
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Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U or Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 RX Vega 6 (Renoir) 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 / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U Characteristic Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is 15 W, while the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U Characteristic Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
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8 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 10.00 MB cache. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U Characteristic Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
7 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
FP6 Socket LGA 775
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-d
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2009
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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 PRO 7330U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz
1383 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
@ 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 PRO 7330U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
12420 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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