Intel Core m3-8100Y vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core m3-8100Y		AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU comparison Intel Core m3-8100Y or AMD Ryzen 7 6800U - 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 AMD Ryzen 7 6800U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
Intel Core M 8 (1)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
8	Generation	5
Amber Lake Y	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
--	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 AMD Ryzen 7 6800U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U is at 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 GHz

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	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core m3-8100Y or AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 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	AMD Radeon 680M
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	2.00 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	6 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	12
192	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
8 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 UHD Graphics 615	GPU	AMD Radeon 680M
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	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m3-8100Y can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
10	PCIe lanes	12
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
8 W	TDP up	28 W
4.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core m3-8100Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Intel Core m3-8100Y	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
14 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1515	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2018	Release date	Q1/2022
281 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (46%)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-8100Y (15%)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (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 (50%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1517 (100%)

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 (19%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	7335 (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 (55%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1861 (100%)

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 (22%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	7896 (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 (40%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	575 (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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	412 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	4122 (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 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz	3379 (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 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	20615 (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 (39%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	237 (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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	176 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	1755 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	83 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	574 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1475 (100%)

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 m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	10412 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core m3-8100Y	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
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	Unknown

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