Intel Core m3-6Y30 vs Intel Celeron 1017U

Last updated: 2023-04-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core m3-6Y30		Intel Celeron 1017U
CPU comparison Intel Core m3-6Y30 or Intel Celeron 1017U - 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 Intel Core m3-6Y30 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-6Y30 was released in Q3/2015. The Intel Celeron 1017U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1017U was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core M (16)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core M 6 (4)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 1000 (9)
6	Generation	3
Skylake Y	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core m3-6Y30 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.90 GHz (2.20 GHz). The Intel Celeron 1017U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.
Intel Core m3-6Y30	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
0.90 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
2.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
1.80 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 m3-6Y30	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
--	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.
Intel HD Graphics 515	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
0.85 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
9	GPU Generation	7
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	6
192	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

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 HD Graphics 515	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m3-6Y30 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1017U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core m3-6Y30	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
LPDDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
10	PCIe lanes	16
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core m3-6Y30 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the Intel Celeron 1017U is 17 W.
Intel Core m3-6Y30	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
4.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	17 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core m3-6Y30 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 1017U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core m3-6Y30	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1515	Socket	BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015	Release date	Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-6Y30 (100%)

Intel Celeron 1017U (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-6Y30 (100%)

Intel Celeron 1017U (41%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	604 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	317 (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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1262 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	607 (48%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	769 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	284 (37%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1482 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	505 (34%)

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 m3-6Y30 Intel HD Graphics 515 @ 0.85 GHz	326 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96 (29%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	2165 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	890 (41%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	159 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	278 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	92 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	185 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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