Comparing Core m3-6Y30 and m5-6Y54 performance and pricing

[virtuality]

Core m3-6Y30: http://ark.intel.com/products/88198/...up-to-2_20-GHz
MSRP: $281.00
Geekbench: https://browser.primatelabs.com/geek...C%93&q=M3-6Y30
(In general I see it better)

Core m5-6Y54: http://ark.intel.com/products/88202/...up-to-2_70-GHz
MSRP: $281.00
Geekbench: https://browser.primatelabs.com/geek...C%93&q=M5-6Y54
(In general I see it worse)

The same configuration with Core m3 for $599: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-y...lver/4525700.p

And with Core m5 for $699: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-y...lver/4525603.p

Am I missing the point here, in regards for price/performance?

Sorry for cross posting. Please not that I am not a CPU expert by any means, try to use language understandable for laypeople. Thanks!

 

[khon]

There are two issue here:

1. No decent benchmarks yet for the m6Y54, and no reviews directly comparing the two CPUs
2. Intels listed price is not at all accurate. What they actually sell the CPUs for depends on their agreement with the customer in question

The m6Y54 will certainly do better in benchmarks and casual usage due to the higher CPU frequency, but it remains to be seen if that difference is still there in sustained heavy loads, since thermal limitations might force it to run at similar speeds to the m6Y30.

 

[dark zero]

INBF the Pentium M Skylake will perform better since goes at 1.5 Ghz all the time

 

[sm625]

I think the whole Core m thing is turning out to be a gigantic fail. Reviews are still sparse but what I've seen so far suggest that m3 does nothing for battery life, and it ends up being actually worse than the i5 U. Given that the m3 is crippled at 900 MHz, it is easy to understand why. I'm guessing that running at 1.5GHz for short periods of time may actually be more efficient. But the real loss in efficiency probably results from other components being forced to remain in a higher power state. Memory? Storage? PCIe bus? These things are probably all drawing more average power on the Core m3 designs.

 

[virtuality]

INBF

Is it an acronym I'm - and the whole Internet is - not familiar with? Thanks.

 

[Fjodor2001]

Intels listed price is not at all accurate. What they actually sell the CPUs for depends on their agreement with the customer in question

This is not specific to the Intel Core Y series. It's the same for all other CPUs too.

So the list price still gives an indication of how much the Core Y CPUs cost relative to other Intel CPUs.

 

[Sweepr]

Did you miss this?
Different devices perform differently. Put Core-m5/m7 inside the same device and it should outperfom Core-m3.

 

[monstercameron]

Is it an acronym I'm - and the whole Internet is - not familiar with? Thanks.

In before?