Intel Core m3-8100Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core m3-8100Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1515 socket and was released in Q3/2018. The Intel Core m3-8100Y scores 763 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,429 points.
Intel Core m3-8100Y

At a glance

Name: Intel Core m3-8100Y
Family: Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group: Intel Core M 8 (1)
Architecture: Amber Lake Y
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core m3-8100Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core m3-8100Y uses the Intel UHD Graphics 615, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 615
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.90 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2018
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 8 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1866
DDR3L-1600
29.9 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 10
PCIe Bandwidth: 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 8 W
TDP down: 4.5 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core m3-8100Y is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1515
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems:
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2018
Release price: 281 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core m3-8100Y have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1040
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1037
Intel Core i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1032
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1028
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1027
Intel Core i5-4330M Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1027
Intel Core i5-4340M Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1027

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1755
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1748
Intel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1742
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1740
Intel Core i5-5350U Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1737
Intel Core i3-4110M Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1736
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1735

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 i3-7100H Intel Core i3-7100H
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
765
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
764
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
764
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
763
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
763
Intel Core i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
763
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762

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 i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1433
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1432
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1431
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1429
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1428
Intel Core i3-4110M Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1427
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1426

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 i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
248
Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
245
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
242
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
231
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
231
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
225
Intel Core i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
224

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 i7-3667U Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
420
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
419
Intel Core m5-6Y57 Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
418
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
412
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
407
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
392
Intel Celeron N4100 Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
391

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 i3-5020U Intel Core i3-5020U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
340
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333

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 Atom x6427FE Intel Atom x6427FE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2935
Intel Core i5-3380M Intel Core i5-3380M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2932
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2929
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
2916
Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2915
AMD A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2892
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2866

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 i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
95
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
95
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
94
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
93
Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
92
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
92
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
91

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 i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
184
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
182
Intel Celeron J3455 Intel Celeron J3455
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
181
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
176
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
175
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
173
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
171

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