Apple M2 Pro vs M3-8100Y

Primary details

Comparing M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	543
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M3	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Amber Lake (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	36 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 615

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3-8100Y and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 August 2018	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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