MediaTek MT6738 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7440U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6738		AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
CPU comparison MediaTek MT6738 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 MediaTek MT6738 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738 was released in Q2/2016. 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.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
MediaTek MT67xx (17)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
1	Generation	6
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek MT6738 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738 is 1.50 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 3 7440U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 7440U is at 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz).
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz) 1x Zen 4
--	B-Core	3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) 3x Zen 4c
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.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek MT6738 or AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 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.
ARM Mali-T860 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
0.35 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.50 GHz
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	10
28nm	Technology	4 nm
2	Max. displays	4
2	Compute units	4
32	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	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.
ARM Mali-T860 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek MT6738 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
LPDDR3-667	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
4 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 3 7440U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 7440U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
28 nm	Technology	4 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
--	Socket	FP8
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016	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.


	MediaTek MT6738 ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz	24 (2%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (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.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	127 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	408 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	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.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6571 (100%)

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.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	693 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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