Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core m3-8100Y		Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
CPU comparison Intel Core m3-8100Y or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 - 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 m3-8100Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-8100Y was released in Q3/2018. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 was released in Q4/2018.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core M 8 (1)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3)
8	Generation	6
Amber Lake Y	Architecture	Kryo 485
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is at 2.84 GHz.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz)	A-Core	2.84 GHz 1x Kryo 485 Prime
--	B-Core	2.42 GHz 3x Kryo 485 Gold
--	C-Core	1.80 GHz 4x Kryo 485 Silver
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 m3-8100Y	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS

Internal Graphics The Intel Core m3-8100Y or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 615	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 640
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.25 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.59 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	5
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	1
24	Compute units	4
192	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.0

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 UHD Graphics 615	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 640
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	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m3-8100Y can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 33.3 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
33.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.75 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
10	PCIe lanes	--
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
8 W	TDP up	--
4.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core m3-8100Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 3.75 MB cache.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	--
BGA 1515	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems	Android
Q3/2018	Release date	Q4/2018
281 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (60%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	763 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	724 (95%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1429 (55%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	2578 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1028 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	960 (93%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1740 (62%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	2819 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (38%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.59 GHz	899 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2916 (64%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	4527 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	231 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	412 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	432560 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	93 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 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).


	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	7 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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	OnePlus 7 Pro OnePlus 7 Pro 5G Sony Xperia 1 Sony Xperia 5 Xiaomi Mi 9 Oppo Reno 10x Zoom


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Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details