AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core m3-8100Y

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 8600G		Intel Core m3-8100Y
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 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 8600G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G was released in Q1/2024. 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 (85)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)	CPU group	Intel Core M 8 (1)
6	Generation	8
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	Amber Lake Y
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G is 4.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is at 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.30 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
4.75 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 8600G	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
AMD Ryzen AI	AI hardware	--
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G or Intel Core m3-8100Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 760M	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 615
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
2.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
10	GPU Generation	9.5
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
4	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	24
512	Shader	192
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 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 760M	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	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core m3-8100Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
DDR5-5200	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
256 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	10
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	9.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G is 65 W, while the Intel Core m3-8100Y has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	8 W
45 W	TDP down	4.5 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core m3-8100Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Characteristic	Intel Core m3-8100Y
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM5 (LGA 1718)	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
Q1/2024	Release date	Q3/2018
229 $	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (100%)

Intel Core m3-8100Y (37%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (100%)

Intel Core m3-8100Y (12%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1947 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	763 (39%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	10638 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1429 (13%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2671 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1028 (38%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	11453 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1740 (15%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	697 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	231 (33%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	5505 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	412 (7%)

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 8600G AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.80 GHz	2868 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (12%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	25955 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2916 (11%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	770 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1792 (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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	14067 (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 8600G 6C 12T @ 5.00 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 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 14,067 CB R23 MC @ 68 W	207 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	16 (100%)
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	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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