Intel Core M-5Y10 vs Intel Core i9-7920X

Last updated: 2023-04-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core M-5Y10		Intel Core i9-7920X
CPU comparison Intel Core M-5Y10 or Intel Core i9-7920X - 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 M-5Y10 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y10 was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X was released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core M (16)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core M 5 (7)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000X (9)
5	Generation	7
Broadwell Y	Architecture	Skylake X
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core M-5Y10 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (2.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.30 GHz).
Intel Core M-5Y10	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7920X
2	Cores	12
4	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
0.80 GHz	Frequency	2.90 GHz
2.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.30 GHz
1.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.70 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core M-5Y10	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7920X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 5300	GPU	no iGPU
0.10 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.2	DirectX Version	--

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 5300	GPU	no iGPU
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core M-5Y10 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Core M-5Y10	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7920X
DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR4-2666
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	85.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	44
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	43.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core M-5Y10 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the Intel Core i9-7920X is 165 W.
Intel Core M-5Y10	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7920X
4.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	165 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core M-5Y10 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7920X cache has a total of 16.00 MB.

Intel Core M-5Y10	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7920X
14 nm	Technology	14 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, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1234	Socket	LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q3/2017
--	Release price	1189 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core M-5Y10 (46%)

Intel Core i9-7920X (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core M-5Y10 (8%)

Intel Core i9-7920X (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	527 (47%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	1133 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1084 (9%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	11498 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1803 (8%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	23625 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	82 (44%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	188 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	166 (7%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	2438 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	1410 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	9881 (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 M-5Y10 Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.80 GHz	307 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	120.9 (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 M-5Y10 2C 4T @ 0.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	6200 (100%)

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