Celeron 3855U vs M-5Y71

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2278	2638
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	24.23	4.86
Architecture codename	Broadwell-Y (2014)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	27 October 2014 (10 years ago)	15 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$107

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U 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	2
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	1.6 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)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	50 mm2	98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U 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	FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 5300	Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory	16 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	900 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y71 and Celeron 3855U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.28	0.77
Integrated graphics card	1.04	1.61
Recency	27 October 2014	15 August 2015
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	15 Watt

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