Intel Core M-5Y10 vs Intel Core M-5Y10a. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core M 5 Intel Core M 5
• Family
  Intel Core M Intel Core M
• Generation
  5 5
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  0.8 GHz 0.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2 GHz 2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  1.6 GHz 1.6 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  11.2 11.2
• Execution units
  24 24
• Generation
  8 8
• GPU Frequency
  100 MHz 100 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 5300 Intel HD Graphics 5300
• GPU Turbo
  800 MHz 800 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q3/2014
• Shader
  192 192
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

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

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core M-5Y10a and Intel Core M-5Y10. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• PCIe lanes
  12 12
• PCIe version
  2.0 2.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core M-5Y10 and Intel Core M-5Y10a Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  4.5 W 4.5 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core M-5Y10 and Intel Core M-5Y10a, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Broadwell Y Broadwell Y
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q3/2014
• Socket
  BGA 1234 BGA 1234
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d