M3-8100Y vs i5-6200U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1985not rated
Place by popularity91not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core M3
Power efficiency11.92no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$281

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6200U 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 speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIOPI
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier2316
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6200U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6200U 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)++
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
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6200U 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 i5-6200U and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 520Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.16 1.98
Recency 1 September 2015 28 August 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 5 Watt

i5-6200U has 9.1% faster integrated GPU.

M3-8100Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6200U and M3-8100Y. We've got no test results to judge.


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