AMD Z-60 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7440U

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AMD Z-60 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
AMD Z-60 AMD Ryzen 3 7440U

CPU comparison

AMD Z-60 or AMD Ryzen 3 7440U - 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 Z-60 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Z-60 was released in Q2/2011.

The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U was released in Q3/2023.
AMD C (6) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
AMD C (6) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
1 Generation 6
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Z-60 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz).

AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4
-- B-Core 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
3 GPU Generation 10
40 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 4
1 Compute units 4
80 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 HD 6250 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Z-60 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Z-60 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 7440U is 15 W.

AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Z-60 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 7440U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
40 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 413 Socket FP8
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2023
-- 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 Z-60 AMD Z-60
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (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 Z-60 AMD Z-60
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
2323 (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 Z-60 AMD Z-60
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6571 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Z-60 AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
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