i3-12300T vs M3-8100Y

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Primary details

Comparing M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core M3no data
Power efficiencyno data22.25
Architecture codenameAmber Lake (2018−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date28 August 2018 (6 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 615Intel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1020

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.98 4.16
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 35 Watt

M3-8100Y has 600% lower power consumption.

i3-12300T, on the other hand, has 110.1% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M3-8100Y and Core i3-12300T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that M3-8100Y is a notebook processor while Core i3-12300T is a desktop one.


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