Intel Core i3-5005U vs Core M-5Y71

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Combined performance score

M-5Y71
1.32
+0.8%

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21232128
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date27 October 2014 (9 years old)1 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$275
Current price$557 (2x MSRP)$342 (1.2x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U 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 speed1.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size50 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors1300 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U 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-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP+-
Smart Response++
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U 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 Core i3-5005U. 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-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5300Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz850 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U 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-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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-5Y71 1.32
+0.8%
i3-5005U 1.31

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 1% 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-5Y71 2033
+0.7%
i3-5005U 2018

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 1% in Passmark.

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-5Y71 3778
+20.6%
i3-5005U 3133

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 21% 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-5Y71 6518
i3-5005U 6927
+6.3%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 6% 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-5Y71 2503
i3-5005U 2713
+8.4%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 8% 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-5Y71 17.81
+37.1%
i3-5005U 24.41

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 37% 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-5Y71 2
i3-5005U 2
+9.1%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 9% 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-5Y71 187
i3-5005U 208
+11.2%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 11% 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-5Y71 96
+17.1%
i3-5005U 82

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 17% 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-5Y71 1.14
+20%
i3-5005U 0.95

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 20% 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-5Y71 1.5
+25%
i3-5005U 1.2

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 25% 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-5Y71 2376
+21.7%
i3-5005U 1952

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 22% 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-5Y71 85
+22.1%
i3-5005U 70

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 22% 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-5Y71 11
i3-5005U 13
+13%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Core M-5Y71 by 13% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y71 2467
+29%
i3-5005U 1912

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 29% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y71 4278
+5%
i3-5005U 4075

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 5% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M-5Y71 5447
+25.4%
i3-5005U 4343

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Core i3-5005U by 25% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.32 1.31
Integrated graphics card 1.21 1.50
Recency 27 October 2014 1 March 2015
Cost $281 $275
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core M-5Y71 and Core i3-5005U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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