M3-8100Y vs i5-10300H

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1154	not rated
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Comet Lake	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H and 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H and 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1440	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2020	28 August 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	5 Watt

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