Which is Better Intel Core m3 vs i5?

Everyone keeps comparing Intel Core m3 and i5 processor. The best option is different for every processor generation, depending on the needs of individual. Since there are several versions of Intel Core m3 and Intel Core i5, we will give you some comparison about some of them.

1. Intel Core i5-1035G4 vs Intel Core m3-7Y30

The first one to compete is Intel Core i5-1035G4 vs Intel Core m3-7Y30. Intel Core i5-1035G4 is better than Intel Core m3-7Y30, here is why:

√ 2.2x faster CPU speed
4 x 1.1 GHz vs 2 x 1 GHz

√ 1867 MHz higher ram speed
3733 MHz vs 1866 MHz

√ 4 more CPU threads
8 vs 4

√ 4 nm smaller semiconductor size
10 nm vs 14 nm

√ 25.83 GB/s more memory bandwidth
55.63 GB/s vs 29.8 GB/s

√ 48 GB larger maximum memory size
64 GB vs 16 GB

√ 1.1 GHz higher turbo clock speed
3.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

√ 3.15x higher PassMark result
8196 vs 2600

General Information

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Has integrated Graphics	√	√
Support 64 Bit	86%	14%
Semiconductor Size	10 nm	14 nm
GPU Clock Speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
DirectX Version	12	12
GPU Turbo	1050 MHz	900 MHz
Thermal Design Power or TDP	15 W	4.5 W
Open GL Version	4.5	4.5
Supported Displays	3	3
CPU Temperature	100 °C	100 °C
PCI Express (PCIE) Version	3	3

Performance

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
CPU Speed	4 x 1.1 GHz	2 x 1 GHz
CPU Threads	8	4
Uses Big.Little Technology	X	X
Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
L2 Cache	2 MB	0.5 MB
L1 Cache	320 KB	128 KB
L3 Cache	6 MB	4 MB
L2 Core	0.5 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 Core	1.5 MB/core	2 MB/core
Turbo Boost Version	2	2

Memory

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
RAM Speed	3733 MHz	1866 MHz
Maximum Memory Bandwidth	55.63 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Memory Channels	2	2
Maximum Memory Size	64 GB	16 GB
Supports ECC Memory	X	X
DDR Memory Version	4	3
Bus Transfer Rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s

Features

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Has Dynamic Frequency Scaling	ü	ü
Has NX Bit	ü	ü
Supports Hardware Assisted Virtualization	ü	ü
Has AES	ü	ü
Has NMX	ü	ü
Uses Multithreading	ü	ü
Has AVX	ü	ü
SSE Version	4.2	4.2
Has FMA3	ü	ü
Has F16C	ü	ü
Has FMA4	X	X

Benchmarks

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Passmark Result	8196	2600
Passmark Result (Single)	2337	1442

Miscellaneous

Comparison	Intel Core i5-1035G4	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Height	25 mm	50 mm
Width	16.5 mm	20.5 mm

Price

Intel Core i5-1035G4

Product	Store	Price
Newest HP 14” HD Premium Business Laptop 10th Intel Gen Quad Core i5-1053G1 up to 3.6 GHz 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD Wi-Fi HDMI Card Reader Bluetooth Windows 10 Silver	Amazon	$564,00
HP 14” FHD IPS LED 1080p Laptop Intel Core i5-1035G4 8GB DDR4 128GB SSD Backlit Keyboard Windows 10 with S Mode	Amazon	$548.00
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95 W	Amazon	$196.99
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2.90 GHz up to 4.10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65 W Processors BX8064159400	Amazon	$159.99
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65 W BX80684179700F	Amazon	$259.00
Intel Core i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.2 GHz Turbo without Graphics	Amazon	$159.99
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65 W	Amazon	$139.99
Acer Swift 3 Thin & Light 13.5” 2256 x 1504 IPS Display, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G4, 8 GB LPDDR4, 512 GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Fingerprint Reader, Back-lit Keyboard, SF313-52-52VA	Amazon	$799.99
Dell Inspiron 2020 Premium 14” HD Laptop Notebook Computer, 4 Core 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G4 up to 3.7 GHz, Iris Plus Graphics, 8 GB RAM< 128 GB SSD, No DVD, Webcam, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HDMI, Windows 10	Amazon	$639.00
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65 W	Amazon	$147.99

Intel Core m3-7Y30

Product	Store	Price
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65 W	Amazon	$139.99
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65 W BX80684159500	Amazon	$205.00
Intel Core i5-750 Quad Core Desktop Processor BX8060515750 8M Cache, 2.66 GHz, LGA1156	Amazon	$90.00
Intel Pentium Gold GS420 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.8 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54 W	Amazon	$74.99
Intel Celeron G4930 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54 W	Amazon	$40.09
Intel Core i3-3120M SR0TX 2.5 GHz 3 MB Dual core Mobile CPU Processor Socket G2 988 pin (Renewed)	Amazon	$49.99

2. Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core m3-7Y30

The second comparison is between Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core m3-7Y30. Intel Core i5-1035G4 is also better if you compare it to the Intel Core m3-7Y30. Here are the reasons:

√ 3.2x faster CPU speed

4 x 1.6 GHz vs 2 x 1 GHz

√ 534 MHz higher ram speed
2400 MHz vs 1866 MHz

√ 4 more CPU threads
8 vs 4

√ 4.3 GB/s more memory bandwidth
34.1 GB/s vs 29.8 GB/s

√ 16 GB larger maximum memory size
32 GB vs 16 GB

√ 0.8 GHz higher turbo clock speed
3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

√ 2.34x higher PassMark result
6074 vs 2600

√ 200 MHz faster GPU turbo speed
1100 MHz vs 900 MHz

General Information

Comparison	Intel Core i5- 8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Has integrated Graphics	√	√
Support 64 Bit	√	√
Semiconductor Size	14 nm	14 nm
GPU Clock Speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
GPU Turbo	110 MHz	900 MHz
Thermal Design Power or TDP	15 W	4.5 W
Open GL Version	4.4	4.5
Supported Displays	3	3
CPU Temperature	100 °C	100 °C
PCI Express (PCIE) Version	3	3

Performance

Comparison	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
CPU Speed	4 x 1.6 GHz	2 x 1 GHz
CPU Threads	8	4
Clock Multiplier	16	10
Turbo Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
L2 Cache	1 MB	0.5 MB
L1 Cache	256 KB	128 KB
L3 Cache	6 MB	4 MB
L2 Core	0.25 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 Core	1.5 MB/core	2 MB/core
Turbo Boost Version	2	2

Memory

Comparison	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
RAM Speed	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Maximum Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Memory Channels	2	2
Maximum Memory Size	32 GB	16 GB
Supports ECC Memory	X	X
DDR Memory Version	4	3
Bus Transfer Rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s

Features

Comparison	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Has Dynamic Frequency Scaling	ü	ü
Has NX Bit	ü	ü
Supports Hardware Assisted Virtualization	ü	ü
Has AES	ü	ü
Has MMX	ü	ü
Uses Multithreading	ü	ü
Has AVX	ü	ü
SSE Version	4.2	4.2
Has FMA3	ü	ü
Has F16C	ü	ü
Has FMA4	X	X

Benchmarks

Comparison	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Passmark Result	6074	2600
Passmark Result (Single)	1982	1442

Miscellaneous

Comparison	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core m3-7Y30
Height	24 mm	42 mm
Width	16.5 mm	20.5 mm

Price

Intel Core i5-8250U

Product	Store	Price
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65 W	Amazon	$149.99
Acer Aspire 5 A515-55-56VK, 15.6” Full HD IPS Display, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1, 8 GB DDR4, 256 GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, HD Webcam, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home	Amazon	$549.99
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95 W	Amazon	$196.99
Intel Core i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo without Graphics	Amazon	$159.99
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2.90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65 W Processors BX80684159400	Amazon	$159.99
Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series E7470 Ultrabook, 14.0 inch HD Anti-Glare LCD, Intel Core i7-6600U, 8 GB DDR4, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	Amazon	$482.00
Intel Core i5-34705 Quad Core Processor 2.9 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 BX80637134705	Amazon	$63.99
New HP 15.6” HD Touchscreen Laptop Intel Core i3-1005G1 8 GB DDR4 RAM 128 GB SSD HDMI Bluetooth 802.11/b/g/n/ac Windows 10 15-dy1731ms Silver	Amazon	$508.00
HP 14” FHD IPS LED 1080p Laptop Intel Core i5-1035G4 DDR4 128 GB SSD Backlit Keyboard Windows 10 with S Mode	Amazon	$548.00
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128 GB)	Amazon	$719.00

Intel Core m3-7Y30

Product	Store	Price
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65 W BX80684159500	Amazon	$205.00
Intel Core i5-750 Quad Core Desktop Processor BX8060515750 8M Cache, 2.66 GHz, LGA1156	Amazon	$90.00
Intel Pentium Gold GS420 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.8 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54 W	Amazon	$74.99
Intel Celeron G4930 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54 W	Amazon	$40.09
Intel Core i3-3120M SR0TX 2.5 GHz 3 MB Dual core Mobile CPU Processor Socket G2 988 pin (Renewed)	Amazon	$49.99

3. Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core m3-8100Y

In the third comparison, you will see the battle between Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core m3-8100Y. Intel Core m3-8100Y is better than Intel Core i5-3550S. Here is the list of what makes it better:

√ 266 MHz higher ram speed

1866 MHz vs 1600 MHz
√ 8 nm smaller semiconductor size

14 nm vs 22 nm
√ 60 W lower TDP

5 W vs 65 W

√ 7.7 GB/s more memory bandwidth
33.3GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

√ 0.5 MB/core more L3 cache per core
2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core

√ 30.9 °C higher maximum operating temperature
100 °C vs 69.1 °C

√ 1 newer version of DirextX
12 vs 11

√ 0.5 newer version of OpenGL
4.5 vs 4

General Information

Comparison	Intel Core i5-3550S	Intel Core m3-8100Y
Has integrated Graphics	ü	ü
Support 64 Bit	ü	ü
Semiconductor Size	22 nm	14 nm
GPU Clock Speed	650 MHz	300 MHz
DirectX Version	11	12
GPU Turbo	1150 MHz	900 MHz
Thermal Design Power or TDP	65 W	5 W
Open GL Version	4	4.5
Supported Displays	3	3
CPU Temperature	69.1 °C	100 °C
PCI Express (PCIE) Version	3	3
Height	37.5 mm	16.5 mm
Width	37.5 mm	20 mm

Performance

Comparison	Intel Core i5-3550S	Intel Core m3-8100Y
CPU Speed	4 x 3 GHz	2 x 1.1 GHz
CPU Threads	4	4
Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 Cache	1 MB	0.5 MB
L1 Cache	256 KB	128 KB
L3 Cache	6 MB	4 MB
L2 Core	0.25 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 Core	1.5 MB/core	2 MB/core

Memory

Comparison	Intel Core i5-3550S	Intel Core m3-8100Y
RAM Speed	1600 MHz	1866 MHz
Maximum Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	33.3 GB/s
Memory Channels	2	2
Maximum Memory Size	32 GB	16 GB
Supports ECC Memory	X	X
Bus Transfer Rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s

Features

Comparison	Intel Core i5-3550S	Intel Core m3-8100Y
Has Dynamic Frequency Scaling	ü	ü
Has NX Bit	ü	ü
Supports Hardware Assisted Virtualization	ü	ü
Has AES	ü	ü
Has MMX	ü	ü
Uses Multithreading	X	ü
Has AVX	ü	ü
SSE Version	4.2	4.2
Has FMA3	X	ü
Has F16C	ü	ü
Has FMA4	X	X

Benchmarks

Comparison	Intel Core i5-3550S	Intel Core m3-8100Y
Passmark Result	6848	2972
Passmark Result (Single)	1969	1805

In conclusion, both Intel Core m3 and i5 have their own pros and cons. Sometimes, Intel Core m3 is better compared to Intel Core i5, while on some other time, Intel Core i5 is better. As stated earlier, everything depends on the needs of the individual. For more information of all products, do not hesitate to visit the official website of Intel as well as some other ones.