M3-8100Y vs i5-5257U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2029not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core M3
Power efficiency5.98no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315$281

Detailed specifications

Core i5-5257U 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 speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 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 lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size133 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-5257U 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)
SocketFCBGA1168no data
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-5257U 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+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-5257U 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 i5-5257U and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size16 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 Iris Graphics 6100Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560X1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-5257U and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.34 1.98
Recency 1 March 2015 28 August 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 5 Watt

i5-5257U has 18.2% faster integrated GPU.

M3-8100Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 460% lower power consumption.

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