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Intel Core i3-6157U vs Intel Core m3-7Y30

Intel Core i3-6157U

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The Intel Core i3-6157U is a dual-core SoC based on the Skylake architecture and has been launched in September 2015. The CPU can be found in medium-sized ultrabooks as well as normal notebooks. In addition to two CPU cores with Hyper-Threading clocked at 2.4 GHz (no Turbo Boost), the chip also integrates an Iris Graphics 550 GPU with 64 MB of eDRAM memory as well as a dual-channel DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1600 memory controller. The SoC is manufactured using a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Skylake replaces both Haswell and Broadwell and brings the same microarchitecture in every TDP class from 4.5 to 45 W. The extensive improvements of the Skylake design include increased out-of-order buffers, optimized prefetching and branch prediction as well as additional performance gains through Hyper-Threading. Overall, however, performance per clock has been increased by only 5 to 10 percent (compared to Haswell) respectively under 5 percent (compard to Broadwell), which is quite modest for a new architecture ("Tock").

Furthermore, the organisation of the eDRAM cache has been modified. Instead of acting like a victim cache, which has to be adressed via the L3/LLC, the eDRAM can now be adressed directly by programms just like the main memory. The size is still 128 MB for the quad-core models (4C + GT4e), while the dual-core chips (2C + GT3e) only offer 64 MB.

Performance

According to the specified clock rates and the improved architecture, the Core i3-6157U should perform similar to a Core i3-5157U (Broadwell, 15 W). Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications and multitasking.

Graphics

The integrated graphics unit called Iris Graphics 550 represents the "GT3e" version of the Skylake GPU (Intel Gen. 9). The 48 Execution Units, also called EUs, are clocked at 350 - 1000 MHz and offer (thanks to the fast eDRAM cache) a performance similar to a dedicated GeForce 930M. Games of 2015 can thus be played smoothly in low or medium settings. For more information about performance and features, check our page for the Iris Graphics 550.

Power Consumption

Specified at a TDP of 28 W (including CPU, GPU and memory controller), the CPU is best suited for medium-sized notebooks (13-inches and above). Optionally, the TDP can be lowered to 23 watts (cTDP down), reducing both heat dissipation and performance.

Intel Core m3-7Y30

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The Intel Core m3-7Y30 is a very efficient dual-core SoC for tablets and passively cooled notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in the end of August 2016. The CPU consists of two processor cores clocked at 1.0-2.6 GHz (2-core Turbo not specified yet). 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. It is still produced in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors. 

Architecture

Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical. Only the Speed-Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of the voltages and clocks was improved, and the matured 14 nm process now also enables much higher frequencies and better efficiency than before. 

Performance

Since Intel basically removed the Core m5 and Core m7 series or included them into the higher i5 and i7 series, respectively, the m3-7Y30 is officially the last Core-m chip. Thanks to its high Turbo clock, the 7Y30 can sometimes keep up with the 15 Watt models for short peak load and single-thread scenarios, but the clocks will drop significantly under sustained workloads. The CPU is still suitable for many more demanding applications as well as multitasking. Thanks to the improved efficiency, the CPU can often even beat the Core m5 and m7 siblings from the previous Skylake generation.

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 900 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 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 an improved 14 nm process with FinFET transistors, so the power efficiency was once again improved significantly. The typical TDP for the Y-series is specified at 4.5 Watts, and can be adjusted in both directions depending on the usage scenario.

ModelIntel Core i3-6157UIntel Core m3-7Y30
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Kaby Lake
CodenameSkylakeKaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Intel Core i3-6167U compare2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100H compare2.7 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6157U « 2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6100U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-6006U compare2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 « 1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock2400 MHz1000 - 2600 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
TDP28 Watt4.5 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGABGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, TXT
iGPUIntel Iris Graphics 550 (300 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 615 (300 - 900 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$304 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 6157U +
1614 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 6157U +
638 Points (27%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 6157U +
248 Points (28%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 6157U +
624 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
242 Points (2%)
min: 226     avg: 244.7     median: 250 (2%)     max: 258 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
98.8 Points (30%)
min: 103     avg: 105.3     median: 105 (32%)     max: 108 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 2.67     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (4%)     max: 2.85 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 1.23     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (31%)     max: 1.24 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 4071     avg: 4086     median: 4086 (25%)     max: 4101 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 8431     avg: 8639     median: 8638.5 (6%)     max: 8846 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 9764     avg: 10514     median: 10514 (7%)     max: 11264 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 5253     avg: 5270     median: 5269.5 (6%)     max: 5286 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
692 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
20.2 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
1255 Points (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
1 6157U +
7212 MIPS (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 6157U +
2769 MIPS (33%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
15.6 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
85.3 fps (20%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 6157U +
1.9 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
0.3 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
1.5 GB/s (4%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 6157U +
3168 Seconds (40%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1742 Seconds (12%)
1809 Seconds (13%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 6157U +
1.1 sec (24%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 3405     avg: 3407     median: 3406.5 (7%)     max: 3408 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
14.7 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
33.4 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
719 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 3611     avg: 3616     median: 3615.5 (10%)     max: 3620 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
31762 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 29788     avg: 30303     median: 30302.5 (25%)     max: 30817 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 33164     avg: 33771     median: 33229 (28%)     max: 34920 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 2550     avg: 2691     median: 2744 (7%)     max: 2779 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
3701 Points (7%)
min: 3727     avg: 3847     median: 3866 (7%)     max: 3949 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
1589 Points (7%)
min: 1138     avg: 1304     median: 1304 (5%)     max: 1470 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6157U +
668 Points (28%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6157U +
1519 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6157U +
665 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6157U +
1506 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6157U +
3246 Points (32%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6157U +
6371 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
5006 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
2538 Points (50%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
5526 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
2538 Points (38%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1582 ms (2%)
min: 1414     avg: 1421     median: 1421 (2%)     max: 1428 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
min: 23605     avg: 24813     median: 24813 (22%)     max: 26021 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 6157U +
80.3 Points (23%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 6157U +
121.3 Points (25%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 6157U +
625 Points (24%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
16.7 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
15.7 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 m3-7Y30 +
15.9 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-6157U → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Intel Core m3-7Y30 → 99% n=6

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