m3-8100Y vs M-5Y10

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Aggregate performance score

Core M-5Y10
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.03
Core m3-8100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.80
+74.8%

Core m3-8100Y outperforms Core M-5Y10 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24372007
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MCore m3
Power efficiency19.5034.07
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y10 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed0.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size50 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1234FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5300Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency800 MHz900 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core m3-8100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

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.

M-5Y10 1.03
m3-8100Y 1.80
+74.8%

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.

M-5Y10 1644
m3-8100Y 2864
+74.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

M-5Y10 3102
m3-8100Y 3850
+24.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

M-5Y10 5217
m3-8100Y 6055
+16.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

M-5Y10 30.92
m3-8100Y 18.57
+66.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

M-5Y10 155
m3-8100Y 180
+15.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

M-5Y10 81
m3-8100Y 97
+19.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

M-5Y10 1.2
m3-8100Y 1.7
+47.8%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

M-5Y10 10
m3-8100Y 11
+16.7%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

M-5Y10 56
m3-8100Y 58
+4.9%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

M-5Y10 1952
+18.6%
m3-8100Y 1646

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

M-5Y10 3854
m3-8100Y 5446
+41.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

M-5Y10 2008
m3-8100Y 2702
+34.6%

Geekbench 2

M-5Y10 4418
m3-8100Y 6113
+38.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 1.80
Integrated graphics card 1.04 1.98
Recency 5 September 2014 30 August 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 5 Watt

M-5Y10 has 25% lower power consumption.

m3-8100Y, on the other hand, has a 74.8% higher aggregate performance score, 90.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Core m3-8100Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core M-5Y10 in performance tests.


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