Xeon E-2136 vs Ryzen 3 7440U
Xeon E-2136
Ryzen 3 7440U
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Performance Per Dollar Xeon E-2136
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Performance Comparison
About PassMark🏆 Chipversus Verdict
🚀 Performance Leadership
| Insight | Xeon E-2136 | Ryzen 3 7440U |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | ❌ Lower gaming performance | ✅ Superior gaming performance |
| Workstation | ✅ Better multi-core power | ❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks |
| Price | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
| Longevity | ✨ Modern (Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) / 14 nm) | ✨ Modern (Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) / 4 nm) |
💎 Value Proposition
| Insight | Xeon E-2136 | Ryzen 3 7440U |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency |
| Upfront Cost | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
Performance Check
To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.
Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Side-by-side comparison of Xeon E-2136 and Ryzen 3 7440U
Xeon E-2136
The Xeon E-2136 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 12 July 2018 (7 years ago). It is based on the Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.3 GHz, with boost up to 4.5 GHz. L3 cache: 12 MB (total). L2 cache: 256 kB (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1151. Thermal design power (TDP): 80 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2666. Passmark benchmark score: 13,150 points. Launch price was $289.
Ryzen 3 7440U
The Ryzen 3 7440U is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 3 May 2023 (2 years ago). It is based on the Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) architecture. It features 4 cores and 8 threads. Base frequency is 3 GHz, with boost up to 4.7 GHz. L3 cache: 8 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 4 nm process technology. Socket: FP7. Thermal design power (TDP): 28 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 13,100 points. Launch price was $149.
Processing Power
The Xeon E-2136 packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the Ryzen 3 7440U offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Xeon E-2136 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.5 GHz on the Xeon E-2136 versus 4.7 GHz on the Ryzen 3 7440U — a 4.3% clock advantage for the Ryzen 3 7440U (base: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz). The Xeon E-2136 uses the Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Ryzen 3 7440U uses Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) (4 nm). In PassMark, the Xeon E-2136 scores 13,150 against the Ryzen 3 7440U's 13,100 — a 0.4% lead for the Xeon E-2136. L3 cache: 12 MB (total) on the Xeon E-2136 vs 8 MB (total) on the Ryzen 3 7440U.
| Feature | Xeon E-2136 | Ryzen 3 7440U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 12+50% | 4 / 8 |
| Boost Clock | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz+4% |
| Base Clock | 3.3 GHz+10% | 3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB (total)+50% | 8 MB (total) |
| L2 Cache | 256 kB (per core) | 1 MB (per core)+300% |
| Process | 14 nm | 4 nm-71% |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| PassMark | 13,150 | 13,100 |
Memory & Platform
The Xeon E-2136 uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Ryzen 3 7440U uses FP7 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.
| Feature | Xeon E-2136 | Ryzen 3 7440U |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1151 | FP7 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0+33% |
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