m3-8100Y vs Celeron G4900

Place in the ranking	2136	2003
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.95	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Core m3
Power efficiency	2.63	34.10
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)	30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 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 Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	33.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	64 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	900 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

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.

Celeron G4900 1.56

m3-8100Y 1.87
+19.9%

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.

Celeron G4900 2394

m3-8100Y 2863
+19.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.56	1.87
Integrated graphics card	1.89	1.98
Recency	2 April 2018	30 August 2018
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	5 Watt

m3-8100Y has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, 4.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more threads, and 980% lower power consumption.

The Core m3-8100Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G4900 is a desktop processor while Core m3-8100Y is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G4900 and Core m3-8100Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.