Intel Core i3-4030U vs Core M-5Y10

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Combined performance score

M-5Y10
1.06

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 15% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22852196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date5 September 2014 (9 years old)14 April 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$597 $383 (1.4x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed0.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size50 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1234FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U. 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5300Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory16 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1211.2/12
OpenGL4.34.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10 and Core i3-4030U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

M-5Y10 1.06
i3-4030U 1.22
+15.1%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 15% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

M-5Y10 1628
i3-4030U 1873
+15%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 15% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

M-5Y10 462
i3-4030U 569
+23.2%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 23% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

M-5Y10 958
i3-4030U 1162
+21.3%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

M-5Y10 3102
+10.5%
i3-4030U 2808

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

M-5Y10 5217
i3-4030U 6285
+20.5%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 20% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

M-5Y10 1987
i3-4030U 2520
+26.8%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 27% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

M-5Y10 30.92
i3-4030U 26.46
+16.9%

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 17% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

M-5Y10 2
i3-4030U 2
+18.7%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 19% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

M-5Y10 155
i3-4030U 191
+23.2%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 23% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

M-5Y10 81
+15.7%
i3-4030U 70

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 16% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

M-5Y10 0.95
+18.8%
i3-4030U 0.8

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 19% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

M-5Y10 1.2
+4.5%
i3-4030U 1.1

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 5% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

M-5Y10 1952
i3-4030U 2344
+20.1%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 20% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

M-5Y10 56
i3-4030U 65
+16.5%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 17% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

M-5Y10 10
i3-4030U 12
+26%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Core M-5Y10 by 26% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y10 2008
+12.2%
i3-4030U 1790

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 12% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y10 3854
+2.3%
i3-4030U 3767

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 2% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y10 4418
+6.1%
i3-4030U 4165

Core M-5Y10 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 6% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.06 1.22
Integrated graphics card 1.21 1.35
Recency 5 September 2014 14 April 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i3-4030U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core M-5Y10 in performance tests.


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