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Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Core m3-8100Y. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Core i7-8500Y
Intel Core i7-8500Y
Released
Q3/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel Core m3-8100Y

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8500Y or Intel Core m3-8100Y? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-8500Y has a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 5 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Core m3-8100Y has a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 5 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1202 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    1.50 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8500Y CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    469 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    584 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    796 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    892 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    973 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1337 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core m3-8100Y CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    508 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    500 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    833 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    926 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    900 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1069 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1089 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    476 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    578 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    989 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000Y left arrow Intel Core M 8
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.50 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 615 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 615
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q4/2018
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core m3-8100Y and Intel Core i7-8500Y. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    10 left arrow 10
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8500Y and Intel Core m3-8100Y to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    5 W left arrow 5 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 8 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 4.5 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8500Y and Intel Core i7-8500Y, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Amber Lake Y left arrow Amber Lake Y
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1515 left arrow BGA 1515
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8500Y and Intel Core m3-8100Y.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
306
Intel Core i7-8500Y
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
602
Intel Core i7-8500Y
412
Intel Core m3-8100Y
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
135
Intel Core i7-8500Y
93
Intel Core m3-8100Y
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
261
Intel Core i7-8500Y
176
Intel Core m3-8100Y
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
403
Intel Core i7-8500Y
346
Intel Core m3-8100Y
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3945
Intel Core i7-8500Y
3768
Intel Core m3-8100Y

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