M3-8100Y vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	778	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.54	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Core M3
Power efficiency	9.82	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	34	16
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	16384 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel UHD Graphics 615

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	28 August 2018
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	5 Watt

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