A4 PRO-3340B vs m3-8100Y

Place in the ranking	2025	2450
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core m3	no data
Power efficiency	33.88	3.94
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	30 August 2018 (6 years ago)	20 December 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1515	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615	AMD Radeon™ HD 8240 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	2
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	128
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5	no data
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	8

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.

m3-8100Y 1.79
+72.1%

A4 PRO-3340B 1.04

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.

m3-8100Y 2841
+72.7%

A4 PRO-3340B 1645

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.79	1.04
Recency	30 August 2018	20 December 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	25 Watt

m3-8100Y has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

A4 PRO-3340B, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Core m3-8100Y is our recommended choice as it beats the A4 PRO-3340B in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core m3-8100Y and A4 PRO-3340B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.