AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs Intel Core m3-8100Y

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 5600U		Intel Core m3-8100Y
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 5600U or Intel Core m3-8100Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U was released in Q1/2021. The Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-8100Y was released in Q3/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 5000U (13)	CPU group	Intel Core M 8 (1)
4	Generation	8
Cezanne (Zen 3)	Architecture	Amber Lake Y
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 615
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
9	GPU Generation	9.5
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
7	Compute units	24
448	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-8100Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
32 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	10
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	9.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	8 W
10 W	TDP down	4.5 W
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 5600U has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core m3-8100Y cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP6	Socket	BGA 1515
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2021	Release date	Q3/2018
--	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (100%)

Intel Core m3-8100Y (58%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (100%)

Intel Core m3-8100Y (24%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1317 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	763 (58%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5437 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1429 (26%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1776 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1028 (58%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6637 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1740 (26%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (21%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	15456 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2916 (19%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1332 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6166 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	231 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	412 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	127 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz	3142 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	93 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Core m3-8100Y
Unknown	GPD P2 Max Windows 10 Ultrabook GPD P2 MAX Ultra Mobiler Mini PC Laptop 8.9 Zoll Laptop ONE-Netbook OneMix 3s ASUS Chromebook Flip C434TA-AI0108

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