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Intel Core m3-7Y30

Intel m3-7Y30

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.

SeriesIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby Lake

Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake

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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
Clock Rate1000 - 2600 MHz
Level 1 Cache128 KB
Level 2 Cache512 KB
Level 3 Cache4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)4.5 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketBGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, TXT
GPUIntel HD Graphics 615 (300 - 900 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$281 U.S.
Announcement Date08/30/2016
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 226     avg: 244.7     median: 250 (2%)     max: 258 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 9764     avg: 10514     median: 10514 (7%)     max: 11264 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1414     avg: 1421     median: 1421 (2%)     max: 1428 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 23605     avg: 24813     median: 24813 (22%)     max: 26021 Points
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Reviews for the Intel Core m3-7Y30 processor

Eve V Convertible Review

Eve V (m3, i5, i7) Convertible Review

From the crowd to the people. It has been about a year since the Eve V project made waves on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. The financial goal was achieve...
Intel Core m3-7Y30 | Intel HD Graphics 615 | 12.30"
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) (Core m3, 128GB, 4GB) Convertible Review

Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) (Core m3, 128GB, 4GB) Convertible Review

Affordable Surface! Although it is already the second half of 2017, Microsoft presents the latest Surface based on a frugal Core m3 processor with connectivity ...
Intel Core m3-7Y30 | Intel HD Graphics 615 | 12.30" | 1.1 kg
Cube Thinker Laptop (Core m3-7Y30, 8 GB, 256 GB) Review

Cube Thinker Laptop (Core m3-7Y30, 8 GB, 256 GB) Review

Surface Laptop on a tight budget. Laptops from the Far East are becoming better and better, at least in regard to their looks and features. One representative o...
Intel Core m3-7Y30 | Intel HD Graphics 615 | 13.50" | 1.7 kg

Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) m3: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.30", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) m3

HP Chromebook x2 12-f002nf : Intel UHD Graphics 615, 12.30", 1.5 kg
  External Review » HP Chromebook x2 12-f002nf

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-EC067T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 14.00", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-EC067T

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-DHM4T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 14.00", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-DHM4T

HP Chromebook x2 12-f015nr: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.30", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Chromebook x2 12-f015nr

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-EC011T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 14.00", 1.6 kg
  External Review » Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-EC011T

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-DHM6T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 14.00", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP401CA-DHM6T

Chuwi CoreBook 13: Intel HD Graphics 615, 13.30", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Chuwi CoreBook 13

Teclast F6 Pro: Intel HD Graphics 615, 13.30", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Teclast F6 Pro

Asus Zenbook UX330CA-FC106T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 13.30", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Asus Zenbook UX330CA-FC106T

Cube i35 Thinker: Intel HD Graphics 615, 13.50", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Cube i35 Thinker

Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6 W627N LTE: Intel HD Graphics 615, 10.60", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6 W627N LTE

Lenovo Yoga 710-11IKB-80V6001RGE: Intel HD Graphics 615, 11.60", 1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Yoga 710-11IKB-80V6001RGE

Dell Inspiron 11 3179: Intel HD Graphics 615, 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Dell Inspiron 11 3179

Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA-C4171T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 13.30", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA-C4171T

Cube Mix Plus: Intel HD Graphics 615, 10.60", 0.7 kg
  External Review » Cube Mix Plus

HP Pro x2 612 G2: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » HP Pro x2 612 G2

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet 2017: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.20", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet 2017

Asus Transformer 3 T305CA-GW019T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.60", 0.7 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer 3 T305CA-GW019T

Asus Transformer 3 T305CA-GW015T: Intel HD Graphics 615, 12.60", 0.7 kg
  External Review » Asus Transformer 3 T305CA-GW015T

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   4x 2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7500T
   4x 2.7 GHz - 3.3 GHz
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   2x 3.3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
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   2x 2.4 GHz - 3.8 GHz
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   2x 2.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
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   2x 2.7 GHz - 3.5 GHz
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   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7260U
   2x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7200U
   2x 2.5 GHz - 3.1 GHz
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   2x 3 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7167U
   2x 2.8 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7130U
   2x 2.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-7Y75
   2x 1.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7Y57
   2x 1.2 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-7Y54
   2x 1.2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7100U
   2x 2.4 GHz
» Intel Core m3-7Y32
   2x 1 GHz - 3 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
   2x 2.3 GHz
» Intel Core m3-7Y30
   2x 1 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3965U
   2x 2.2 GHz
» Intel Core i3-7020U
   2x 2.3 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3867U
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Celeron 3865U
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
   2x 1.7 GHz
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   2x 1.6 GHz
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   2x 1.5 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-09-27)