Core m3-7Y32: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
Core m3-7Y32 provides poor benchmark performance at 1.76% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Core m3-7Y32 sales 21 April 2017 at a recommended price of $281. This is a Kaby Lake 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 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1515 processor with a TDP of 4.5 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Core m3-7Y32 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1911 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core m3 | |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | |
| Release date | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $914 (3.3x MSRP) | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
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 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core m3-7Y32 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 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core m3-7Y32. 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 | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| My WiFi | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Flex Memory Access | + | |
| SIPP | - | |
| Smart Response | + | |
| Status | Discontinued |
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 m3-7Y32's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9654) |
| ECC memory support | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core m3-7Y32.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 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 m3-7Y32's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DVI | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-7Y32'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 m3-7Y32'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 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core m3-7Y32. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core m3-7Y32 is A8-7410, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core m3-7Y32, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core m3-7Y32 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 46 configurations using Core m3-7Y32 in our database.
