M3-8100Y vs i5-3320M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3320M and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2068not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core M3
Power efficiency4.54no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$281

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3320M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3320M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1023,FCPGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3320M and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3320M 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+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3320M 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 i5-3320M and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3320M and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3320M and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1610

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.18 1.98
Recency 1 June 2012 28 August 2018
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 5 Watt

M3-8100Y has 67.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

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