M3-8100Y vs Celeron N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2117	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core M3
Power efficiency	24.45	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$281

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 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	4	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	11	16
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 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 Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	10
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.87	1.98
Recency	11 December 2017	28 August 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

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