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AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

16,663 Benchmark Score
Top 18% Market Ranking
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19,049 Benchmark Score
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# AMD Ryzen 3 8440U + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile

This laptop pairing combines a 4-core Zen 4 mobile processor with an Ada Lovelace discrete GPU, landing at the 67th percentile overall among all benchmarked CPU+GPU combinations. No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination — the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data. All FPS discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Hawk Point, built on TSMC's 4 nm process. It belongs to the 8000 series and features a base clock of 3.00 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The chip integrates 20,900 million transistors on a 137 mm² die, with a 28 W TDP. Cache configuration includes 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 8 MB of shared L3 cache — a modest total that reflects the processor's mobile efficiency focus rather than desktop-class throughput.

Benchmark results position this CPU at the 70th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 16663. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score of 10884 and single-core score of 1536 reveal the chip's character: single-thread performance is strong for a 28 W part, but multicore throughput is constrained by the 4-core layout. The Cinebench R20 results (4571 multicore, 645 single-core) and R15 results (1097 multicore, 154 single-core) follow the same pattern. This is a processor that excels at responsive everyday tasks and light threaded workloads, but will not compete with 6-core or 8-core parts in heavily parallel rendering or compilation.

PassMark results add further nuance. The multithread score of 12805 and single-thread score of 3648 confirm the dual nature. Integer math (37468) and floating-point math (23017) are respectable for the class, while the extended instructions score of 11059 indicates solid AVX-512-class capability — useful for scientific and engineering software that leverages such instructions. Data encryption (8012) and compression (146273) scores are moderate, and the physics score of 685 and prime number finding score of 43 are modest, reflecting the core-count ceiling.

The nearest rival comparison shows the 8440U trailing the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U by 0.5%, the Intel Core i5-1235U by 0.6%, the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U by 1%, and the Intel Core i3-12100E by 1.1%. These are all sub-2% deltas, meaning the 8440U sits squarely in the same performance tier as those established mobile and low-power desktop parts. For real workloads, this means the CPU handles office productivity, web browsing, light code compilation, and 1080p gaming without being the limiting factor — but sustained multicore rendering or heavy virtualization will stress its 4-core design.

Benchmark Performance

The combined CPU+GPU pairing achieves a 67th percentile ranking, which places it above the median but not in enthusiast territory. The CPU's 70th percentile among all CPUs and the GPU's 63rd percentile among all GPUs indicate that the processor is slightly stronger relative to its own field than the graphics chip is relative to its competitors. This imbalance matters: in CPU-bound scenarios, the system performs above average; in GPU-bound scenarios, it drops closer to the middle of the pack.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 16663 sits within 1.1% of all four nearest rivals, making it statistically indistinguishable from the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U, Intel Core i5-1235U, AMD Ryzen 3 7335U, and Intel Core i3-12100E. The GPU's average benchmark score of 19049 is similarly tight against its rivals: it leads the AMD Radeon RX 6600 by 0.1%, the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 by 0.1%, and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation by 0.5%, while trailing the NVIDIA Tesla K20m by 0.2%. These deltas are negligible in practice, meaning the RTX 4050 Mobile performs equivalently to those desktop and workstation cards in synthetic benchmarks.

The combined picture is a laptop that will handle 1080p gaming at high settings, moderate video editing, and 3D rendering with reasonable speed, but it will not deliver 1440p maxed-out experiences or rapid 4K exports. The CPU's 70th percentile and GPU's 63rd percentile suggest that the system is balanced for mainstream use — neither component dramatically outclasses the other. For estimated FPS, the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 14423 and DirectX 12 score of 61, combined with the CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10884, point to playable frame rates in most titles at 1080p, with the GPU becoming the primary constraint in graphically demanding scenes.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with the AD107 chip housing 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. It features 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation pipelines. The memory subsystem comprises 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock runs at 1455 MHz with a boost clock of 1755 MHz, while memory operates at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The GPU's TDP is rated at 50 W, and it connects via PCIe 4.0 x8.

For ray tracing and AI workloads, the RTX 4050 Mobile includes 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores. This hardware enables DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 API support, making the GPU compatible with modern rendering features. The pixel rate of 84.24 GPixel/s and texture rate of 140.4 GTexel/s are modest figures, consistent with a mid-range mobile part. FP32 performance is rated at 8.986 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same 8.986 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio).

Benchmark results confirm this positioning. The PassMark G3D score of 14423 places the GPU at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19049. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 74748 and Vulkan score of 75235 indicate strong compute capability for a 50 W mobile part. The PassMark GPU compute score of 5947 is notably lower, reflecting the GPU's smaller memory bus and fewer CUDA cores relative to higher-tier 40-series parts.

The nearest rival comparison shows the RTX 4050 Mobile trading blows with desktop and workstation GPUs. It sits 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and NVIDIA Quadro K6000, 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation, and 0.2% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K20m. This means the mobile 4050 effectively matches a desktop RX 6600 in synthetic benchmarks — an impressive result for a 50 W laptop chip. For rendering workloads, the 20 RT cores provide hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and the 80 tensor cores enable DLSS and AI-based features. The 6 GB VRAM is adequate for 1080p gaming with high textures, but 1440p or 4K with maxed settings will exceed its capacity in some titles.

Who Should Build It

This pairing targets users who need a laptop that handles both productivity and gaming without specializing in either. The CPU's 70th percentile and GPU's 63rd percentile place the system in the upper-middle range, suitable for gamers at 1080p resolution who want high settings rather than ultra presets. The RTX 4050 Mobile's 6 GB VRAM and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth support this use case, while the CPU's strong single-thread score of 3648 ensures responsive gameplay.

Content creators working with 1080p video editing or light 3D rendering will find the system adequate. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10884 and the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 14423 indicate that short-form video projects and moderate renders are feasible, though longer exports will test patience. Software developers benefit from the Zen 4 architecture's extended instructions score of 11059, which accelerates compilation of modern codebases, and the single-thread performance of 1536 in Cinebench R23 helps with interactive development tools.

Students and small business users are the most natural fit. The 28 W CPU TDP and 50 W GPU TDP combine for efficient operation, and the 70th percentile CPU performance ensures snappy multitasking with multiple applications open. The system handles spreadsheets, document editing, web browsing, and video conferencing without strain, and the GPU provides headroom for occasional gaming or GPU-accelerated tasks like photo editing. The laptop class build means portability is inherent, and the 67th combined percentile indicates a well-rounded system for these workloads.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1080p, the RTX 4050 Mobile's PassMark G3D score of 14423 and DirectX 12 score of 61 suggest frame rates sufficient for 60-100 FPS in most titles at high settings, though the 6 GB VRAM may limit texture quality in newer games. The CPU's single-thread score of 3648 ensures minimal bottleneck in esports titles.

Streaming: The GPU's 80 tensor cores and 20 RT cores enable hardware encoding and decoding, while the CPU's 8 threads handle encoding overhead. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10884 provides enough headroom for light streaming alongside gaming, though simultaneous gaming and encoding will strain the 4-core CPU.

Video editing: The combined CPU and GPU scores support 1080p editing workflows. The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 74748 accelerates effects and color grading, while the CPU's PassMark multithread score of 12805 handles timeline scrubbing and export encoding. 4K editing will be sluggish due to the 4-core CPU and 6 GB VRAM.

3D rendering: The GPU's 8.986 TFLOPS FP32 and 20 RT cores provide moderate rendering performance, with the PassMark GPU compute score of 5947 indicating slower renders in GPU-heavy engines. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10884 handles CPU-based rendering but will be slower than 6-core or 8-core rivals.

Software development: The Zen 4 architecture's extended instructions score of 11059 accelerates compilation, and the single-thread performance of 1536 in Cinebench R23 keeps IDE interactions responsive. The 8 MB L3 cache and 8 threads handle typical development workloads, though large builds will take longer than on higher-core-count systems.

Student and office work: The CPU's 70th percentile and strong single-thread score of 3648 ensure smooth multitasking with browsers, office suites, and communication tools. The 28 W TDP allows for long battery life, and the integrated Radeon 740M provides a fallback for basic graphics when the discrete GPU is idle.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U uses the AMD Socket FP7, which is a mobile platform with the processor soldered to the motherboard. This means the CPU itself is not upgradeable — the laptop's processor is fixed at purchase. The platform supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing 89.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The CPU offers PCIe Gen 4 with 14 lanes, while the GPU connects via PCIe 4.0 x8, leaving additional lanes for storage and other devices.

Memory upgrades are the primary path for improving system performance. The dual-channel DDR5 support means adding or replacing memory modules can increase bandwidth, though the 89.6 GB/s figure is the theoretical maximum. Storage upgrades via the PCIe Gen 4 lanes are also straightforward, with the 14 available lanes accommodating NVMe SSDs alongside the GPU.

The GPU's 50 W TDP and the CPU's 28 W TDP combine for a total of 78 W of component power draw. The FACT PACK lists no suggested PSU, indicating that the laptop's power adapter is fixed and not user-upgradeable. This means the system's performance is capped by the cooling and power delivery designed by the laptop manufacturer. A sensible next upgrade for this platform would be increasing RAM capacity and adding a fast PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drive, as these will improve load times and multitasking without changing the core performance profile. The GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface is sufficient for its memory bandwidth, so no bottleneck exists there.

Balance and Bottleneck

The performance balance between the Ryzen 3 8440U and RTX 4050 Mobile is close but favors the CPU slightly. The CPU's 70th percentile versus the GPU's 63rd percentile indicates that the processor is the stronger component relative to its respective market. In CPU-bound workloads — such as physics simulation, data compression (146273 PassMark score), and single-threaded applications — the CPU will perform above average, with the GPU idling. In GPU-bound workloads — such as 3D rendering with ray tracing, high-resolution gaming, and GPU compute — the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as its 63rd percentile ranking and 6 GB VRAM constrain performance.

The estimated FPS scaling follows this pattern. In esports titles that are CPU-limited, the 8440U's single-thread score of 3648 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1536 will drive high frame rates, and the GPU's 14423 G3D score will keep up. In AAA games at 1080p high settings, the GPU's DirectX 12 score of 61 and VRAM capacity become the bottleneck, with the CPU's 4 cores providing adequate but not abundant headroom. In productivity workloads that use both components — such as video editing with GPU effects and CPU encoding — the system balances well, with neither component dramatically outpacing the other.

The PassMark physics score of 685 and prime number score of 43 highlight the CPU's weakness in heavily threaded physics calculations, which can bottleneck in games with complex physics engines. Meanwhile, the GPU's passmark compute score of 5947 is low relative to its G3D score, indicating that compute-heavy applications like machine learning training or GPU rendering will underperform relative to gaming. Overall, the system bottlenecks on the GPU in graphics-heavy tasks and on the CPU in physics or heavily threaded workloads, with the combined 67th percentile reflecting this balanced but not exceptional profile.

Build Overview

This is a laptop-class build combining the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile. The CPU is a 4-core, 8-thread Zen 4 processor in the 8000 series, built on TSMC's 4 nm process with a 28 W TDP, while the GPU is an Ada Lovelace-based mobile part with 2560 shading units, 6 GB GDDR6 VRAM, and a 50 W TDP. The pairing achieves a 67th combined percentile, placing it in the upper-middle range of all benchmarked CPU+GPU combinations.

The CPU's 70th percentile and GPU's 63rd percentile indicate a system that is slightly stronger on the processor side. In practical terms, this is a mainstream laptop that handles 1080p gaming, content creation, and productivity tasks competently but not exceptionally. The 4-core CPU design limits heavy multitasking and multicore rendering, while the GPU's 6 GB VRAM and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth cap high-resolution gaming and large texture loads. The system's tier, based on the percentiles, is solid mid-range — suitable for users who need a versatile machine for work and play without demanding top-tier performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this CPU+GPU pairing?

A: The combined percentile is 67th among all benchmarked CPU+GPU combinations, with the CPU at 70th percentile and GPU at 63rd percentile.

Q: How does the Ryzen 3 8440U compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The 8440U's average benchmark score of 16663 trails the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U by 0.5%, the Intel Core i5-1235U by 0.6%, the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U by 1%, and the Intel Core i3-12100E by 1.1% — all within 1.1% of each other.

Q: What is the RTX 4050 Mobile's VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, providing 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth with a 2000 MHz base memory clock (16 Gbps effective).

Q: Does this laptop support ray tracing and DLSS?

A: Yes, the RTX 4050 Mobile includes 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores, supporting DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) for hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-based features.

Q: What memory type does the platform support?

A: The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

Q: How does the RTX 4050 Mobile compare to the AMD Radeon RX 6600?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile's average benchmark score of 19049 is 0.1% higher than the RX 6600's 19036, making them statistically equivalent in performance.

Q: Is the CPU upgradeable in this laptop platform?

A: No, the Ryzen 3 8440U uses AMD Socket FP7, which is a mobile platform with the processor soldered to the motherboard; upgrades are limited to memory and storage.