m3-8100Y vs Celeron N3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75
Core m3-8100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.80
+140%

Core m3-8100Y outperforms Celeron N3160 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26522006
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronCore m3
Power efficiency17.7434.07
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$281

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-+
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory8 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency640 MHz900 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Core m3-8100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes410
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron N3160 0.75
m3-8100Y 1.80
+140%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron N3160 1192
m3-8100Y 2864
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 1.80
Integrated graphics card 0.62 1.98
Recency 15 January 2016 30 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 5 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 100% more physical cores.

m3-8100Y, on the other hand, has a 140% higher aggregate performance score, 219.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Core m3-8100Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.


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