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Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 3 8440U + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

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89 / 100
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Top 11% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
82%
VS
GPU
96%
PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

16,663 Benchmark Score
Top 18% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

43,667 Benchmark Score
Top 4% Market Ranking
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Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
85-100
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Excellent for 1440p gaming. Most games will run at high/ultra settings smoothly.

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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready
70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High
50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med
30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports
0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile represent an extreme pairing of a low-power, efficient processor with a flagship-tier graphics solution in a laptop chassis. This combination creates a unique performance profile where the GPU is the undisputed dominant force, and the CPU serves as a supporting component capable of handling most tasks without becoming a bottleneck in graphics-heavy workloads. The data shows a system built for high-resolution gaming and GPU-accelerated creation, though its processor limitations will manifest in CPU-bound scenarios.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is a 4-core, 8-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture, known by the codename "Hawk Point." It is manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process node, containing 20,900 million transistors on a 137 mm² die. The chip operates with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and can boost up to 4.70 GHz, all within a 28 W TDP envelope, making it an efficiency-focused mobile part. It supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s and connects to the rest of the system via PCIe Gen 4 with 14 lanes from the CPU.

Benchmark results show a processor that performs solidly for its class. In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 10,884 points in multi-core and 1,536 points in single-core tests. The multi-core result indicates that the 4-core/8-thread configuration handles moderately threaded workloads like video encoding or compilation reasonably well, though it will not compete with higher-core-count parts. The single-core score of 1,536 is respectable, reflecting the efficiency of the Zen 4 architecture at higher boost clocks. In Cinebench R20, the scores are 4,571 multi-core and 645 single-core, while R15 results show 1,097 and 154 respectively.

PassMark results offer further insight into specific workloads. The chip achieves a multi-thread score of 12,805 and a single-thread score of 3,648. Integer math performance is measured at 37,468, while floating-point math reaches 23,017, indicating balanced arithmetic capability. Data compression scores 146,273 and encryption hits 8,012, showing the CPU can handle data-intensive tasks. Extended instruction performance is 11,059, and random string sorting scores 17,725. The physics processing score of 685 is modest, reflecting the limited core count under heavy physics loads. Find prime numbers scores 43, which is a low absolute number but consistent with the CPU's positioning.

The CPU's percentile ranking against all CPUs is 70, placing it above the majority of processors in the database. Its average benchmark score is 16,663. When compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 3 8440U is virtually tied with the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U, which scores 16,753 (0.5% higher), and the Intel Core i5-1235U at 16,770 (0.6% higher). The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U scores 16,827, which is 1% higher, and the Intel Core i3-12100E leads this group with 16,853, a 1.1% advantage. These deltas are within noise, meaning the 8440U offers competitive performance against these comparable mobile and low-power desktop parts.

For real workloads, this CPU is well-suited for everyday productivity, web browsing, and office applications, where single-core performance dominates. It can handle light to moderate content creation tasks like photo editing or 1080p video rendering, but its 4-core limit will slow down heavy 3D rendering or complex simulations. The 28 W TDP suggests it is designed for thin-and-light laptops where battery life and thermals are prioritized over raw multi-core throughput.

FAQ

Q: What is the core and thread count of the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U?

A: The processor features 4 cores and 8 threads.

Q: How does the Ryzen 3 8440U perform in single-core versus multi-core workloads?

A: In Cinebench R23, it scores 1,536 points in single-core and 10,884 points in multi-core, showing strong single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread capability.

Q: What is the memory configuration of this CPU?

A: The Ryzen 3 8440U supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics?

A: Yes, it includes the Radeon 740M integrated GPU, though this system also pairs it with a discrete NVIDIA GPU.

Q: What is the TDP of the Ryzen 3 8440U?

A: The processor has a TDP of 28 W, indicating a low-power design suitable for mobile devices.

Q: Which rival processors are closest in performance to the Ryzen 3 8440U?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 115U is 0.5% faster, the Intel Core i5-1235U is 0.6% faster, the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U is 1% faster, and the Intel Core i3-12100E is 1.1% faster.

Q: What is the process node and architecture of this chip?

A: It is built on TSMC's 4 nm process using the Zen 4 architecture, with the codename "Hawk Point."

Benchmark Performance

The overall performance picture for this laptop is dominated by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, which sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's average benchmark score is 43,667, while the CPU's average is 16,663, placing the CPU in the 70th percentile. The combined percentile for the system is 77, reflecting a high-performance configuration overall, with the GPU contributing significantly more to the system's standing than the CPU.

For the GPU, Geekbench results show an OpenCL score of 180,831 and a Vulkan score of 170,774, indicating robust compute and graphics API performance. PassMark scores include a G3D (DirectX) score of 27,212, a GPU compute score of 12,347, and G2D score of 984. DirectX-specific tests show scores of 310 for DirectX 9, 262 for DirectX 11, 173 for DirectX 10, and 107 for DirectX 12. The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000, which scores 43,301 (0.8% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43,268 (0.9% lower), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43,262 (0.9% lower). The NVIDIA RTX A6000 is slightly faster with a score of 44,075, which is 0.9% higher than the RTX 4090 Mobile.

The combined picture shows a system where the GPU is performing at a level roughly comparable to professional workstation cards like the RTX A6000, while the CPU is performing at the level of mid-range mobile processors. This imbalance means the system excels in GPU-bound tasks such as high-resolution gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning inference, but the CPU will limit performance in tasks that rely heavily on processor throughput, such as physics simulations or CPU-based video encoding. The GPU's compute capability, evidenced by its high OpenCL and Vulkan scores, makes it a strong platform for GPU-accelerated workloads, but users should not expect the CPU to keep pace in CPU-heavy production pipelines.

Who Should Build It

This laptop configuration targets users who prioritize GPU performance above all else. Gamers playing at high resolutions, where the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates, will find this pairing suitable. The RTX 4090 Mobile's performance percentile of 84 indicates it can handle demanding titles at maximum settings, and the CPU's single-core strength ensures it can feed the GPU in most gaming scenarios without significant stutter. However, esports titles at lower resolutions with high frame rates may expose the CPU's 4-core limit.

Content creators working with GPU-accelerated software, such as video editors using NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem or 3D artists using renderers that leverage RTX technology, will benefit from the GPU's 16 GB of VRAM and high compute throughput. The GPU's OpenCL score of 180,831 suggests strong performance in compute-heavy applications. However, creators who rely on CPU rendering or complex scene assembly may find the Ryzen 3 8440U's 4 cores limiting, making this a poor choice for CPU-bound production work.

Developers working on machine learning or data science tasks that utilize GPU acceleration will see strong performance, as the RTX 4090 Mobile's tensor cores accelerate training and inference. Students and professionals needing a portable workstation for GPU-intensive tasks, such as CAD or video editing, will benefit, but small business workstations that run typical office software will not utilize the GPU's full potential, making the CPU's modest performance the limiting factor. This is not a system for users seeking balanced performance across CPU and GPU tasks; it is a GPU-first machine.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is based on the AMD Socket FP7 platform, which is specific to mobile processors. This means the CPU is soldered to the motherboard and cannot be upgraded in a traditional sense. The platform supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and the CPU provides 14 PCIe Gen 4 lanes, which allows for fast NVMe storage and connectivity to the discrete GPU. The system's memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s is sufficient for the CPU's needs, but it is far lower than the GPU's dedicated memory bandwidth.

The GPU, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, has a TDP of 120 W and draws power through the motherboard, as it has no dedicated power connectors and uses an IGP slot width. The suggested PSU is not specified in the data, but the combined TDP of the CPU (28 W) and GPU (120 W) totals 148 W, which is manageable for a laptop's power delivery system. The GPU connects via PCIe 4.0 x16, ensuring full bandwidth for data transfer.

For a sensible next upgrade, users would need to replace the entire laptop, as the socket and GPU are not user-replaceable. The data shows the GPU has a successor, the GeForce 50 Mobile, and the predecessor is the GeForce 30 Mobile, but no performance figures are available for these parts in the pack. The CPU's platform is also closed, with no upgrade path beyond the soldered chip. Therefore, the only practical upgrade is to a new system with a more balanced CPU-GPU pairing or a newer generation of components.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a flagship mobile GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using the AD103 chip manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. It contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, with a transistor density of 121.1 million per mm². The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s. Memory operates at 2250 MHz, with an effective speed of 18 Gbps. The core clocks are set at 1335 MHz base and 1695 MHz boost.

The GPU is equipped with 9,728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 raster operation units. It features 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores, making it well-suited for RTX-enabled games and AI workloads. The pixel rate is 189.8 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 515.3 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 32.98 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (with a 1:1 ratio), indicating strong compute capability.

Benchmark scores confirm this GPU's high-end positioning. The PassMark G3D score of 27,212 places it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU compute score of 12,347 shows solid parallel processing power, while the Geekbench OpenCL score of 180,831 and Vulkan score of 170,774 highlight its versatility across different APIs. The GPU's average benchmark score of 43,667 is within 1% of professional workstation cards like the RTX A6000, making it a viable option for professional rendering tasks.

For rendering workloads, the 16 GB VRAM is a critical asset, allowing large scenes and textures to be loaded without exceeding memory limits. The 76 RT cores accelerate ray-traced rendering in applications like Blender or D5 Render, while the 304 tensor cores speed up denoising and AI-based upscaling. The high bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s ensures that the GPU is not starved for data, which is particularly important at 4K resolutions or when using high-resolution textures.

Balance and Bottleneck

The performance data reveals a significant imbalance between the CPU and GPU. The GPU's average benchmark score of 43,667 is roughly 2.6 times higher than the CPU's score of 16,663. This disparity means the GPU will be the primary driver of performance in most graphics-intensive tasks, but the CPU can become a limiting factor in certain scenarios. In gaming, the CPU's single-core score of 3,648 in PassMark is sufficient to handle most game logic and draw calls, but at lower resolutions where the GPU is not fully utilized, the 4-core CPU may struggle to maintain high frame rates.

The CPU's multi-thread score of 12,805 is modest, and in games that use multiple threads heavily, such as strategy or simulation titles, the CPU could bottleneck the GPU. The data shows the CPU's physics score is 685, which is low, indicating that physics-heavy games could see reduced performance. On the other hand, the GPU's high G3D score of 27,212 ensures that at 1440p or 4K resolutions, where the GPU is the bottleneck, the system will deliver strong frame rates regardless of the CPU's limitations.

For productivity, the bottleneck is more pronounced. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10,884 will slow down CPU-based rendering or video encoding, while the GPU's compute power is left underutilized. However, in GPU-accelerated tasks like Blender Cycles or Adobe Premiere with CUDA, the GPU will dominate, and the CPU's role is reduced. The FPS scaling in games will depend on resolution: at 1080p, the CPU may limit performance, but at higher resolutions, the GPU's load increases and the CPU's impact diminishes. Overall, this is a system where the GPU is the star, and the CPU is a supporting player that will occasionally hold back performance in CPU-bound workloads.

Build Overview

This build pairs the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U, a low-power 4-core mobile processor, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, a flagship mobile GPU. The build class is laptop, indicating a portable form factor. The combined percentile for this pairing is 77, placing it in the upper quartile of all systems in the database. The GPU's percentile of 84 is the primary driver of this ranking, while the CPU's percentile of 70 is a secondary factor.

This pairing is unusual in that it combines an efficiency-focused CPU with a high-end GPU, creating a system that is either a gaming or GPU-compute powerhouse with a modest CPU. The tier of this build is high-end overall, thanks to the GPU, but it is not a balanced high-end system. Users should expect flagship-level graphics performance, but the CPU will not deliver flagship-level processing power. This is a configuration suited for specific use cases rather than general-purpose high-performance computing.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination of the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile in the FACT PACK. Therefore, all frame rate discussions are estimates based on the benchmark scores of the CPU and GPU, and the data is not measured.

At high resolutions such as 1440p or 4K, the RTX 4090 Mobile's high G3D score of 27,212 and 16 GB of VRAM suggest the GPU will deliver high frame rates in most modern titles at ultra settings. The GPU's 84th percentile ranking indicates it is faster than the vast majority of GPUs, so frame rates at 4K should be well above 60 FPS in most games, with the ability to handle ray tracing due to its 76 RT cores. The CPU's single-core performance is adequate to support the GPU at these resolutions, where the GPU is the bottleneck.

At 1080p, the CPU may become a limiting factor. The Ryzen 3 8440U's 4 cores may struggle to push frame rates above 120 FPS in CPU-intensive games, even though the GPU is capable of much higher output. Esports titles like Counter-Strike or Valorant, which are CPU-bound, may not see the full benefit of the GPU. However, for graphically demanding single-player games, the GPU will still provide a smooth experience at high settings. Overall, frame rates are estimated to be excellent at high resolutions, with diminishing returns at lower resolutions due to CPU limitations.