Intel Core M-5Y51 vs Pentium 3825U

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Combined performance score

Pentium 3825U
0.89

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 46% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23962136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core M
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Broadwell-Y (2014)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years old)27 October 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data
Current price$90 (0.6x MSRP)$759

Technical specs

Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 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 speed1.9 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm250 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1234
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPPno data-
Smart Response-+
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 5300
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency850 MHz900 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1211.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and Core M-5Y51.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

Pentium 3825U 0.89
M-5Y51 1.30
+46.1%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 46% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 3825U 1373
M-5Y51 2001
+45.7%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 46% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3825U 315
M-5Y51 725
+130%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 130% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3825U 635
M-5Y51 1131
+78.1%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 78% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium 3825U 2951
M-5Y51 3190
+8.1%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium 3825U 6537
+23.5%
M-5Y51 5291

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 24% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium 3825U 2594
+22%
M-5Y51 2127

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 22% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium 3825U 25.41
+2.1%
M-5Y51 25.94

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 2% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium 3825U 2
+29.1%
M-5Y51 2

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 29% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 3825U 190
+25%
M-5Y51 152

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 25% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 3825U 77
M-5Y51 84
+9.1%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pentium 3825U 0.9
M-5Y51 0.96
+6.7%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 0.2
M-5Y51 1.1
+424%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 424% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 1782
M-5Y51 2048
+14.9%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 15% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 63
+13.9%
M-5Y51 55

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 14% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 12
+30%
M-5Y51 9

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 30% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium 3825U 1602
M-5Y51 2093
+30.6%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 31% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium 3825U 3540
+2.5%
M-5Y51 3454

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by 2% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium 3825U 3998
M-5Y51 4391
+9.8%

Core M-5Y51 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 10% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.89 1.30
Recency 1 March 2015 27 October 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 4 Watt

The Core M-5Y51 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.


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