Ryzen 3 2300X vs M-5Y70
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Core M-5Y70 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2675 | 1542 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core M | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 9.11 | 2.80 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-Y (2014) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 5 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 August 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 11 | 35 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 50 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1300 Million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X. 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 5300 | - |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
| eDP | + | - |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 2560x1600@60Hz | - |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y70 and Ryzen 3 2300X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 4.32 |
| Recency | 5 September 2014 | 1 August 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 65 Watt |
M-5Y70 has 1525% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 2300X, on the other hand, has a 300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores.
The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core M-5Y70 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core M-5Y70 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 2300X is a desktop one.
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