M3-8100Y vs Apple M2
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 788 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Intel Core M3 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Amber Lake (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 28 August 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $281 |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.861 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and M3-8100Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 28 August 2018 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M2 has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
M3-8100Y, on the other hand, has 300% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and M3-8100Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and M3-8100Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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