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AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

16,663 Benchmark Score
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# AMD Ryzen 3 8440U + Intel Arc A350M: A Mobile Productivity and Entry-Level Gaming Analysis

This pairing combines AMD's 4-core Zen 4 mobile processor with Intel's entry-level Arc 3 discrete GPU in a laptop form factor. The CPU's average benchmark score of 16663 places it at the 70th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU's average score of 24647 also lands at the 70th percentile among all GPUs, giving this combination a unified 70th percentile ranking. The data shows a balanced, mid-tier mobile platform suited for everyday computing, light content creation, and 1080p gaming at modest settings, though no measured FPS data exists for this exact combination—all gaming performance figures presented here are estimated from the benchmark scores.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The Intel Arc A350M's compute scores suggest it can handle esports titles at 1080p with high refresh rates, but the 4 GB GDDR6 memory and 64-bit bus width indicate limitations at higher resolutions. The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 24546 and Vulkan score of 24747 place it within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, suggesting competitive entry-level rasterization performance. However, the relatively modest FP32 throughput of 3.379 TFLOPS means that frame rates in demanding titles will likely fall short of 144 Hz at 1080p ultra settings.

Streaming: The CPU's 8 threads and multi-core performance score of 10884 in Cinebench R23 provide enough headroom for software encoding at 720p or 1080p, though the GPU's lack of dedicated encoder information in the data means hardware encoding capabilities remain unverified. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 12805 indicates it can handle encoding workloads alongside gaming, but users should expect some frame drops in CPU-intensive titles while streaming simultaneously. The 28 W TDP of the CPU combined with the 25 W TDP of the GPU suggests the thermal envelope is tight for sustained streaming sessions.

Video editing: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10884 and single-core score of 1536 provide adequate performance for 1080p timeline editing and simple effects. The GPU's 768 shading units and 6 ray tracing cores offer hardware acceleration for effects and renders in compatible software, though the 4 GB VRAM may limit work with high-resolution footage or complex multi-layer compositions. Data compression performance of 146273 in Passmark indicates solid handling of video codec workloads, making this a capable entry-level editing laptop.

3D rendering: The CPU's 4 cores and 8 threads will be the primary bottleneck for CPU-based rendering, with a Passmark floating point math score of 23017 and integer math score of 37468 indicating moderate throughput. The GPU's FP32 performance of 3.379 TFLOPS and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate make it suitable for real-time viewport rendering in Blender or similar applications, but final frame renders will be slow compared to higher-tier GPUs. The 6.758 TFLOPS FP16 performance (2:1 ratio) suggests some acceleration in applications that leverage half-precision compute.

Software development: The CPU's 70th percentile ranking and single-thread performance of 3648 in Passmark provide snappy compilation of small to medium projects, while the 8 MB shared L3 cache helps with frequently accessed code segments. Multithreaded builds benefit from the CPU's 8 threads, with the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10884 indicating reasonable parallel compilation throughput. The GPU's Vulkan 1.4 support and OpenCL 24546 score make it useful for compute tasks in development workflows, though the 4 GB memory limits large data processing.

Student and office work: This combination excels in everyday productivity, with the CPU's 70th percentile ranking ensuring smooth multitasking across office suites, web browsers, and communication tools. The Radeon 740M integrated graphics in the CPU provide a fallback if the discrete GPU is disabled for battery savings, while the Arc A350M handles any light GPU acceleration needed in presentations or data visualization. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth of the CPU's dual-channel DDR5 support further enhances responsiveness in document-heavy workloads.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance tier of this CPU+GPU combination?

A: Both the CPU and GPU sit at the 70th percentile among all their respective components, and the combined percentile is also 70, placing this build in the mid-tier segment of laptop performance.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 3 8440U scores 0.5% below the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U, 0.6% below the Intel Core i5-1235U, 1% below the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U, and 1.1% below the Intel Core i3-12100E in average benchmark score.

Q: What is the GPU's closest performance competitor?

A: The Intel Arc A350M is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 590, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, and 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 in average benchmark score.

Q: Does this laptop support PCIe 4.0?

A: Yes, the CPU provides Gen 4 PCIe with 14 lanes, and the GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface.

Q: What memory type and bandwidth does the CPU support?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a maximum bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

Q: Is there any measured FPS data for this combination?

A: No, the data contains no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU pairing, so all gaming performance figures are estimates derived from benchmark scores.

Q: What is the GPU's production status?

A: The Intel Arc A350M is marked as end-of-life, with a release date of March 2022, while the CPU remains in active production.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score of 16663 reflects a balanced mix of single-thread and multi-thread capabilities. In Cinebench R23, the multi-core score of 10884 reveals strong scaling across the 4 cores and 8 threads, while the single-core score of 1536 indicates competitive per-thread performance for a mobile processor. The Passmark single-thread score of 3648 corroborates this, placing the CPU at the 70th percentile among all CPUs—a solid mid-tier position.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 24647 comes from Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results of 24546 and 24747, respectively. These scores place the Arc A350M at the 70th percentile among all GPUs, with the nearest rival being the AMD Radeon RX 590 at 0.4% higher, followed by the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile at 0.5% higher. The 0.8% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT suggests that the A350M punches above its entry-level classification in compute workloads.

The combined picture shows a platform where CPU and GPU performance are closely matched in percentile terms. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 12805 and the GPU's OpenCL score of 24546 indicate complementary compute capabilities, though the CPU's 70th percentile ranking in a laptop form factor with a 28 W TDP is noteworthy for efficiency. The data suggests this pairing is well-balanced for its class, with neither component dramatically outperforming the other in their respective domains.

Who Should Build It

Gamers at 1080p: The GPU's performance relative to the RX 6600 XT and GTX 1630 suggests it can deliver playable frame rates at 1080p with medium settings in most titles, though the 4 GB VRAM may require texture quality reductions in newer games. The CPU's 70th percentile single-thread performance ensures it won't bottleneck the GPU in most gaming scenarios.

Content creators: Video editors working with 1080p footage will find the CPU's multi-core score of 10884 and the GPU's compute capabilities sufficient for proxy-based workflows. The 4 GB VRAM limits the complexity of effects and color grading, but for basic cuts and exports, this platform is serviceable.

Developers: The 8 threads and 8 MB L3 cache provide adequate performance for code compilation and testing, with the GPU's Vulkan support enabling graphics debugging and compute shader development. The 70th percentile CPU ranking ensures a responsive development environment.

Students and office workers: This laptop class build handles document processing, spreadsheet analysis, and web-based research without strain, with the discrete GPU providing acceleration for any light graphics tasks. The 28 W CPU TDP and 25 W GPU TDP suggest reasonable battery life for all-day campus use.

Small business workstations: For tasks like accounting software, customer relationship management, and presentation creation, this platform offers reliable performance with the headroom for occasional video conferencing or light photo editing. The 70th percentile rankings for both components indicate consistent, dependable operation.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is a 4-core, 8-thread mobile processor built on the Zen 4 architecture with the Hawk Point codename, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process with 20,900 million transistors on a 137 mm² die. It operates with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz within a 28 W TDP, making it an efficient choice for thin-and-light laptops on the AMD Socket FP7 platform.

The cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and a shared 8 MB L3 cache, which helps mitigate the latency of the dual-channel DDR5 memory interface that provides 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10884 demonstrates that the 4 cores scale well under load, achieving roughly 7 times the single-core score of 1536, indicating efficient thread utilization.

In real-world workloads, the Passmark results paint a detailed picture: integer math at 37468 and floating point math at 23017 show balanced arithmetic capabilities, while data compression at 146273 and random string sorting at 17725 indicate strong memory-bound operation. The extended instructions score of 11059 suggests good SIMD performance for media encoding and scientific workloads. The data encryption score of 8012 is moderate, reflecting the lack of dedicated encryption hardware beyond standard AES-NI instructions.

The CPU's 70th percentile ranking places it just below the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U and Core i5-1235U, with deltas of -0.5% and -0.6%, respectively. This positions the 8440U as a competitive mid-tier mobile processor, with the 4.70 GHz boost clock providing strong single-thread responsiveness for everyday tasks.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU+GPU combination—the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps rows—so all gaming performance figures are estimates derived from benchmark scores. Based on the GPU's Geekbench scores and its proximity to the RX 590 and GTX 1630, the Arc A350M can be expected to deliver roughly 40-60 FPS at 1080p ultra settings in AAA titles, with esports games like CS:GO or League of Legends potentially reaching 100+ FPS due to their lighter GPU requirements.

At 1080p high settings, the estimated performance improves to 50-70 FPS in most modern titles, as the 4 GB GDDR6 memory and 112.0 GB/s bandwidth become less of a constraint. The GPU's 768 shading units and 48 TMUs provide enough texture throughput (105.6 GTexel/s) for detailed environments, while the 24 ROPs handle pixel output at 52.80 GPixel/s.

At 1440p, the estimates drop to 30-45 FPS at medium settings, with the 64-bit memory bus and 4 GB VRAM acting as significant bottlenecks. The 6 ray tracing cores offer some RT capability, but the modest FP32 performance of 3.379 TFLOPS means ray-traced effects will require significant resolution or quality reductions to maintain playable frame rates.

The CPU's gaming-related performance, as indicated by the Passmark physics score of 685 and single-thread score of 3648, suggests it can feed the GPU adequately at 1080p without introducing CPU-bound frame rate limits in most titles. However, in heavily CPU-intensive games like simulation or strategy titles, the 4 cores may become a limiting factor at high unit counts.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data indicates a generally balanced pairing, with both components at the 70th percentile, but workload-specific bottlenecks emerge upon closer inspection. In CPU-bound tasks like physics simulations or AI-heavy games, the Ryzen 3 8440U's 4 cores and Passmark physics score of 685 will likely limit performance more than the GPU, given the A350M's compute scores are competitive with higher-tier GPUs.

Conversely, in GPU-bound scenarios at higher resolutions, the Arc A350M's 64-bit memory bus and 4 GB VRAM become the limiting factor, as evidenced by its bandwidth of 112.0 GB/s compared to the CPU's 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth—both are modest figures that constrain data throughput. The GPU's 0.8% lead over the RX 6600 XT in average benchmark score suggests it can handle compute-heavy workloads, but gaming at high resolutions will be limited by memory capacity and bandwidth.

The CPU's multi-core performance of 10884 in Cinebench R23 indicates it can sustain productivity workloads, while the GPU's OpenCL score of 24546 shows complementary compute power. However, in mixed workloads like gaming while streaming, the CPU's 8 threads must handle both game logic and encoding, which could create a bottleneck despite the Passmark multithread score of 12805.

The FPS scaling estimates suggest that at 1080p, the balance tilts toward the GPU being the primary limiter in demanding titles, while at lower resolutions or in esports, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes more relevant. The 28 W CPU TDP and 25 W GPU TDP indicate a power-balanced design that should sustain consistent performance without thermal throttling in a well-designed laptop chassis.

Build Overview

This is a laptop-class build combining the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U mobile processor with the Intel Arc A350M discrete GPU. The CPU is part of AMD's 8000 series, based on Zen 4 architecture with the Hawk Point codename, while the GPU is Intel's Alchemist generation (Arc 3 Mobile) using the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-128 chip.

The combined 70th percentile ranking places this platform in the mid-tier segment of laptop performance, suitable for mainstream users rather than enthusiasts or professionals requiring maximum compute power. The CPU's active production status and the GPU's end-of-life status create an interesting dynamic—the processor is current-generation while the graphics solution is from 2022, potentially limiting the platform's long-term relevance for graphics-intensive workloads.

The 4 nm CPU process (TSMC) and 6 nm GPU process (TSMC) indicate modern manufacturing, with the CPU packing 20,900 million transistors and the GPU 7,200 million. The CPU's 137 mm² die and the GPU's 157 mm² die are both modest sizes, contributing to the efficient power envelope of this laptop configuration.

GPU Analysis

The Intel Arc A350M is an entry-level discrete GPU based on the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-128 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die. It features 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, with 6 dedicated ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1150 MHz with a boost clock of 2200 MHz, delivering FP32 performance of 3.379 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 6.758 TFLOPS (2:1).

Memory configuration consists of 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, providing 112.0 GB/s of bandwidth with an effective speed of 14 Gbps. The 4 GB capacity and narrow bus are the primary limitations for modern gaming, as texture-heavy titles may exceed the memory allocation, and the bandwidth restricts data transfer rates in high-resolution scenarios.

The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 24546 and Vulkan score of 24747 place it at the 70th percentile among all GPUs, with the nearest rival being the AMD Radeon RX 590 at 0.4% higher, followed by the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile at 0.5% higher. The 0.8% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is notable given the RX 6600 XT's typically higher-tier classification, suggesting the A350M performs well in compute benchmarks relative to its memory constraints.

The pixel rate of 52.80 GPixel/s and texture rate of 105.6 GTexel/s provide adequate fill rates for 1080p gaming, while the support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 ensures compatibility with modern graphics APIs. The 25 W TDP and IGP slot width indicate this is designed for thin-and-light laptops, with the PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface providing sufficient bandwidth for the GPU's compute capabilities.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses AMD Socket FP7, which is a mobile-specific socket with no traditional desktop upgrade path—users are limited to the processor soldered or socketed in their laptop. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, and upgrading from a lower-capacity to higher-capacity DDR5 kit could improve performance in memory-intensive workloads, though the memory controller is fixed.

The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 14 lanes from the CPU provides connectivity for the GPU (using x8 lanes) and other devices like NVMe SSDs. The GPU's production status is end-of-life, meaning future driver support may taper off, though the Vulkan 1.4 and DirectX 12 Ultimate support provide a solid foundation for current and near-future titles.

The combined TDP of 28 W (CPU) and 25 W (GPU) totals 53 W for the core compute components, leaving ample headroom within typical laptop power budgets of 65-100 W for the rest of the system. No suggested PSU is provided, but the low power draw means any standard laptop power adapter is sufficient.

A sensible next upgrade would be to a newer GPU in the Arc series with more VRAM and a wider memory bus, as the 4 GB GDDR6 and 64-bit interface are the platform's most significant limitations. However, given the GPU's end-of-life status and the mobile form factor, this upgrade would require a new laptop rather than a component swap, making the practical upgrade path a move to a higher-tier mobile platform altogether.