M3-8100Y vs Pentium 3560M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2458	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$281
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	$455 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	130 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560M 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA946	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3560M 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	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560M and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2014	28 August 2018
Threads	2	4
Cost	$134	$281
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	5 Watt

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