M3-8100Y vs Pentium Gold 4415Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2345	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$281
Current price	$548 (3.4x MSRP)	$455 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4415Y 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	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4415Y 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	FCBGA1515	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4415Y 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	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y 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	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	10

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.87	1.59
Recency	4 June 2017	28 August 2018
Cost	$161	$281
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

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