Intel Core M3-8100Y: Specs And Benchmarks - Technical City

Summary

Intel started Core m3-8100Y sales 30 August 2018 at a recommended price of $281. This is an Amber Lake-Y architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1515 processor with a TDP of 5 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core m3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	2007
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	Core m3
Power efficiency	34.07	of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date	30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	512 KB	of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache	4 MB	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-8100Y compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core m3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Speed Shift	+
My WiFi	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	+
Smart Response	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
MPX	+
Identity Protection	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V	+
VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core m3-8100Y's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core m3-8100Y.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+
Clear Video	+
Clear Video HD	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-8100Y's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported	3
eDP	+
DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+
DVI	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-8100Y's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-8100Y's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	10	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)