Intel Core m3-8100Y Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Core m3-8100Y features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core m3-8100Y, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1515 socket.

Name:	Intel Core m3-8100Y
Family:	Intel Core i3
Group:	Intel Core M 8
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	8

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 1.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.

CPU Cores:	2
Threads:	4
Cores:	2x
Core architecture:	normal

Hyperthreading:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core):	3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

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:	0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.9 GHz
Execution units:	24
Shaders:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	8.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2018

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 supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 33.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory:	16.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	33.3 GB/s

ECC:	No
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 5 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	5 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	8 W

TDP down:	4.5 W
Tjunction max:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core m3-8100Y is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1515
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	4.0 MB
Architecture:	Amber Lake Y
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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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD A8-3850 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	5511 5511
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	5492 5492
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	5462 5462
	Intel Atom C2730 8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz	5436 5436
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	5417 5417

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	Intel Pentium G4560T 2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	2918 2918
	Intel Core i3-4150T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	2916 2916
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	2916 2916
	Intel Core i3-4150T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	2916 2916
	Intel Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz	2915 2915

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz	2894 2894
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz	2886 2886
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	2883 2883
	Intel Core i5-4310M 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	2865 2865
	Intel Pentium G3460 2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz	2860 2860

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	1742 1742
	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	1740 1740
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1740 1740
	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	1740 1740
	Intel Core i5-5350U 2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz	1737 1737

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD A10-6700 4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz	1431 1431
	Intel Pentium G4400T 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	1430 1430
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1429 1429
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1428 1428
	Intel Core i3-4150T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	1427 1427

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116 12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz	1031 1031
	Intel Xeon D-2123IT 4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz	1028 1028
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	1028 1028
	Intel Xeon D-2123IT 4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz	1028 1028
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.6 GHz	1027 1027

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz	763 763
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	763 763
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	763 763
	Intel Core i7-4710MQ 4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz	763 763
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	763 763

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	419 419
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	418 418
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	412 412
	Intel Celeron N4120 4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	407 407
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz	392 392

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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	231 231
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	231 231
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	231 231
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz	231 231
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz	231 231

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz	177 177
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz	177 177
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	176 176
	Intel Core i3-3227U 2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz	175 175
	Intel Celeron G1610 2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz	174 174

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz	93 93
	AMD Athlon X4 845 4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz	93 93
	Intel Core m3-8100Y 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	93 93
	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 6C 6T @ 3.3 GHz	93 93
	AMD Athlon X4 845 4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz	93 93

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All benchmarks for Intel Core m3-8100Y

Geekbench 3 (MC)

PassMark CPU-Mark

Geekbench 3 (SC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

Cinebench R20 (MC)

Cinebench R20 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

Cinebench R15 (SC)

All benchmarks

Comparisons

1		AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
2		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Core i3-6157U
3		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Core i3-2375M
5		AMD Ryzen 3 3250C vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
6		AMD 3015Ce vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
7		AMD 3015e vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
8		Intel Celeron 3965U vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
9		AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
10		Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
11		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Pentium 3560Y
12		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
13		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
14		Intel Core i5-7Y57 vs Intel Core m3-8100Y
15		Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Core m3-7Y30