Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Core i5-5257U

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

i5-5257U
1.83

Core m3-8100Y outperforms Core i5-5257U by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18701856
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Core m3
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years old)30 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$315$281
Current price$761 (2.4x MSRP)$442 (1.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-5257U and Core 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 speed2.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size133 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-5257U and Core 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP--
Smart Response++
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s33.3 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Graphics 6100Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz900 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560X1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

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.

i5-5257U 1.83
m3-8100Y 1.87
+2.2%

Core m3-8100Y outperforms Core i5-5257U by 2% 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%

i5-5257U 2807
m3-8100Y 2867
+2.1%

Core m3-8100Y outperforms Core i5-5257U by 2% 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%

i5-5257U 4825
+25.3%
m3-8100Y 3850

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 25% 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%

i5-5257U 10674
+76.3%
m3-8100Y 6055

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-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%

i5-5257U 316
+76%
m3-8100Y 180

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 76% 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%

i5-5257U 124
+28.4%
m3-8100Y 97

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 28% in Cinebench 15 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%

i5-5257U 1.9
+11.8%
m3-8100Y 1.7

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 12% 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%

i5-5257U 2608
+58.4%
m3-8100Y 1646

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 58% 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%

i5-5257U 107
+84%
m3-8100Y 58

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 84% 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%

i5-5257U 20
+80.3%
m3-8100Y 11

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 80% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-5257U 3014
+11.5%
m3-8100Y 2702

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 12% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-5257U 6401
+17.5%
m3-8100Y 5446

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 18% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-5257U 7082
+15.9%
m3-8100Y 6113

Core i5-5257U outperforms Core m3-8100Y by 16% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.83 1.87
Integrated graphics card 2.03 1.57
Recency 1 March 2015 30 August 2018
Cost $315 $281
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 5 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-5257U and Core m3-8100Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i5-5257U
Core i5-5257U
Intel Core m3-8100Y
Core m3-8100Y

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.5 86 votes

Rate Intel Core i5-5257U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 107 votes

Rate Intel Core m3-8100Y on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5-5257U or Core m3-8100Y, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.