M3-8100Y vs M-5Y10c

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2344	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M	Intel Core M3
Power efficiency	22.52	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-Y (2014)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	27 October 2014 (10 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$281

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y10c 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	0.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	50 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10c 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1234	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 5300	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10c and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	10

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.04	1.98
Recency	27 October 2014	28 August 2018
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	5 Watt

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