Intel Core i7-8500Y
► remove from comparison The Intel Core i7-8500Y is a very efficient dual-core SoC for tablets and passively cooled notebooks based on the Amber Lake generation and will be announced around August 2018. It is the fastest Amber Lake-Y CPU at the time of announcement and consists of two processor cores clocked at 1.5 - 4.2 GHz. Thanks to Hyper Threading, the processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously. The chips also includes the Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L/LPDDR3) as well as VP9 and H.265 video de- and encoder. Compared to the Kaby Lake-Y predecessors (e.g. Core i7-7Y75), Amber Lake uses the same architecture produced in the improved 14nm+ FinFET process (no 14nm++) but offers higher clock speeds at an increased TDP rating.
Architecture
Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake / Kaby Lake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical.
Performance
The performance of the Y series is highly depending on the cooling solution of the laptop / tablet and the TDP settings for sustained load. Therefore, the differences between a Core m3 and a i7 may be rather slim, if the thermals are very limited. The high Turbo clock speeds in Amber Lake should however lead to a very good single thread performance for short bursts.
Graphics
The integrated Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU has 24 Execution Units (EUs) like the old HD Graphics 515 and runs with clocks between 300 and 950 MHz in combination with this processor. The performance heavily depends on the TDP limit as well as the memory configuration; with fast LPDDR3-1866 RAM in dual-channel mode, the GPU should sometimes be able to compete with the HD Graphics 520, but can also be much slower in other scenarios. Modern games from 2016 will, if at all, only run smoothly in the lowest settings.
Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake and Amber Lake now also supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec.
Power Consumption
The chip is manufactured in the second generation 14 nm+ process with FinFET transistors. The typical TDP for the Amber Lake Y-series is specified at 5 Watts (previous generations were 4.5 Watt), and can be adjusted in both directions depending on the usage scenario.
Intel Core m3-8100Y
► remove from comparison The Intel Core m3-8100Y is a very efficient dual-core SoC for tablets and passively cooled notebooks based on the Amber Lake generation and will be announced around August 2018. The CPU consists of two processor cores clocked at 1.1 - 3.4 GHz. Thanks to Hyper Threading, the processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously. The chips also includes the Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L/LPDDR3) as well as VP9 and H.265 video de- and encoder. Compared to the Kaby Lake-Y predecessors (e.g. Core m3-7Y32), Amber Lake uses the same architecture produced in the improved 14nm+ FinFET process (no 14nm++) but offers higher clock speeds at an increased TDP rating.
Architecture
Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake / Kaby Lake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical.
Performance
The performance of the Y series is highly depending on the cooling solution of the laptop / tablet and the TDP settings for sustained load. Therefore, the differences between a Core m3 and a i7 may be rather slim, if the thermals are very limited. The high Turbo clock speeds in Amber Lake should however lead to a very good single thread performance for short bursts.
Graphics
The integrated Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU has 24 Execution Units (EUs) like the old HD Graphics 515 and runs with clocks between 300 and 950 MHz in combination with this processor. The performance heavily depends on the TDP limit as well as the memory configuration; with fast LPDDR3-1866 RAM in dual-channel mode, the GPU should sometimes be able to compete with the HD Graphics 520, but can also be much slower in other scenarios. Modern games from 2016 will, if at all, only run smoothly in the lowest settings.
Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake and Amber Lake now also supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec.
Power Consumption
The chip is manufactured in the old 14 nm+ process with FinFET transistors. The typical TDP for the Amber Lake Y-series is specified at 5 Watts (previous generations were 4.5 Watt), and can be adjusted in both directions depending on the usage scenario.
| Model | Intel Core i7-8500Y | Intel Core m3-8100Y |
| Codename | Amber Lake-Y | Amber Lake-Y |
| Series | Intel Amber Lake | Intel Amber Lake |
| Series: Amber Lake Amber Lake-Y | | |
| Clock | 1500 - 4200 MHz | 1100 - 3400 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| TDP | 5 Watt | 5 Watt |
| Technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| max. Temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Socket | BGA | BGA |
| Features | Dual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXT | Dual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, vPro, TXT |
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 615 (300 - 1000 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 615 (300 - 950 MHz) |
| | |
| Architecture | x86 | x86 |
| Announced | | |
| | $281 U.S. |
| Manufacturer | | ark.intel.com |
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8500Y
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - m3-8100Y
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 304 avg: 312 median: 312 (35%) max: 320 Points
min: 232 avg: 257.7 median: 243 (27%) max: 298 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 584 avg: 588 median: 587.5 (1%) max: 591 Points
min: 382 avg: 440.7 median: 413 (1%) max: 527 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 245 avg: 252.3 median: 246.5 (2%) max: 271 Points
min: 157 avg: 190.8 median: 179.5 (1%) max: 247 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 126 avg: 129.8 median: 130.5 (37%) max: 132 Points
min: 91 avg: 101.3 median: 96.6 (27%) max: 121 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.45 avg: 2.5 median: 2.5 (3%) max: 2.53 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.43 avg: 1.5 median: 1.5 (34%) max: 1.47 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4898 avg: 5027 median: 5027 (30%) max: 5156 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 8493 avg: 8706 median: 8706 (6%) max: 8919 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 7982 avg: 10709 median: 10709 (6%) max: 13436 MIPS
min: 4937 avg: 6246 median: 6245.5 (4%) max: 7554 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3568 avg: 4368 median: 4367.5 (51%) max: 5167 MIPS
min: 2683 avg: 2983 median: 2982.5 (35%) max: 3282 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 1.42 avg: 1.7 median: 1.7 (3%) max: 1.96 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 1772 avg: 1966 median: 1965.5 (14%) max: 2159 Seconds
min: 1893 avg: 2206 median: 2206 (16%) max: 2519 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.942 avg: 1.1 median: 1.1 (23%) max: 1.204 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3015 avg: 3056 median: 3056 (7%) max: 3097 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2942 avg: 3242 median: 3254.5 (8%) max: 3516 Points
min: 2165 avg: 2747 median: 2579.5 (6%) max: 3665 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 25064 avg: 29890 median: 28391 (23%) max: 36216 Points
min: 24135 avg: 26883 median: 26882.5 (22%) max: 29630 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 26981 avg: 31559 median: 31558.5 (26%) max: 36136 Points
min: 20632 avg: 22076 median: 22076 (18%) max: 23520 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 35630 avg: 38017 median: 38016.5 (32%) max: 40403 Points
min: 18736 avg: 26552 median: 26177 (22%) max: 34742 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2260 avg: 2753 median: 2896 (7%) max: 2959 Points
min: 1941 avg: 2084 median: 1968 (5%) max: 2460 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3308 avg: 3993 median: 4201 (7%) max: 4261 Points
min: 2692 avg: 2986 median: 2837.5 (5%) max: 3577 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1204 avg: 1292 median: 1240 (5%) max: 1431 Points
min: 943 avg: 1061 median: 992 (4%) max: 1248 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 809 avg: 846 median: 845.5 (33%) max: 882 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1178 avg: 1397 median: 1396.5 (3%) max: 1615 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3910 avg: 4398 median: 4397.5 (44%) max: 4885 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6223 avg: 7224 median: 7224 (7%) max: 8225 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1281 avg: 1499 median: 1446 (2%) max: 1822 ms
min: 1295 avg: 1652 median: 1715 (2%) max: 2163 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 117.4 avg: 211 median: 211 (2%) max: 304.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 22283 avg: 24377 median: 24631.5 (19%) max: 25962 Points
min: 14701 avg: 21429 median: 20267 (16%) max: 29318 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 128 avg: 134.5 median: 135.5 (24%) max: 139 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8500Y → 100% n=36
Average Benchmarks Intel Core m3-8100Y → 78% n=36
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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