i3-10100Y vs i5-9300H

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9300H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.77
+164%
Core i3-10100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.81

Core i5-9300H outperforms Core i3-10100Y by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12522002
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency10.0334.26
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y 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
SocketFCBGA1440BGA1377
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.741 GB/s33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory64 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300H and Core i3-10100Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1610

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.

i5-9300H 4.77
+164%
i3-10100Y 1.81

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.

i5-9300H 7572
+164%
i3-10100Y 2873

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.

i5-9300H 6572
+24.2%
i3-10100Y 5292

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.

i5-9300H 24623
+155%
i3-10100Y 9659

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-9300H 790
+259%
i3-10100Y 220

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.

i5-9300H 172
+41%
i3-10100Y 122

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.

i5-9300H 4.7
+161%
i3-10100Y 1.8

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.

i5-9300H 5663
+236%
i3-10100Y 1683

Blender(-)

i5-9300H 602
i3-10100Y 1825
+203%

7-Zip Single

i5-9300H 4609
+30.4%
i3-10100Y 3535

7-Zip

i5-9300H 22133
+168%
i3-10100Y 8262

WebXPRT 3

i5-9300H 222
+50%
i3-10100Y 148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.77 1.81
Integrated graphics card 3.09 1.98
Recency 23 April 2019 30 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 5 Watt

i5-9300H has a 163.5% higher aggregate performance score, 56.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i3-10100Y, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-9300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-10100Y in performance tests.


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