Intel Core i7-1160G7 vs Intel Core m3-8100Y

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Intel Core i7-1160G7 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core m3-8100Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-1160G7 and the Intel Core m3-8100Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-1160G7 4 core processor released in Q3/2020 with the Intel Core m3-8100Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group Intel Core M 8 (1)
11 Generation 8
Tiger Lake U Architecture Amber Lake Y
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1160G7 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core m3-8100Y clocks with 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
4.40 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.

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 615
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
96 Compute units 24
768 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No 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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) 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 Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-1160G7, while the Intel Core m3-8100Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 10
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-1160G7 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 8 W
7 W TDP down 4.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1160G7 has 17.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core m3-8100Y is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1526 Socket BGA 1515
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2018
426 $ Release price 281 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1160G7 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1160G7 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y (33%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1475 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
763 (52%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4546 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1429 (31%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1758 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4949 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1740 (35%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1687 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (20%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
9203 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
2916 (32%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1440 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
5340 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
412 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1954 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y 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.
Intel Core i7-1160G7 Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
176 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1160G7 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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