i7-10700 vs i3-1005G1

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
Core i7-10700
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.31
+234%

Core i7-10700 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by a whopping 234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1633758
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.59
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency11.6414.93
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1526FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency900 MHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

i3-1005G1 3.09
i7-10700 10.31
+234%

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.

i3-1005G1 4908
i7-10700 16375
+234%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-1005G1 1288
i7-10700 1628
+26.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-1005G1 2384
i7-10700 7144
+200%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i3-1005G1 6573
i7-10700 7611
+15.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i3-1005G1 14323
i7-10700 41156
+187%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-1005G1 13.92
i7-10700 3.26
+327%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-1005G1 5
i7-10700 17
+265%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i3-1005G1 404
i7-10700 1455
+260%

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.

i3-1005G1 157
i7-10700 196
+24.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i3-1005G1 1.88
i7-10700 2.26
+20.2%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i3-1005G1 2.4
i7-10700 10.3
+329%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i3-1005G1 2624
i7-10700 6555
+150%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i3-1005G1 25
i7-10700 85
+236%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i3-1005G1 135
i7-10700 236
+74.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1005G1 2426
i7-10700 8173
+237%

Blender(-)

i3-1005G1 1264
+301%
i7-10700 315

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1005G1 1160
i7-10700 1299
+12%

7-Zip Single

i3-1005G1 3997
i7-10700 5293
+32.4%

7-Zip

i3-1005G1 10895
i7-10700 43007
+295%

WebXPRT 3

i3-1005G1 180
i7-10700 244
+35.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 10.31
Integrated graphics card 5.58 3.09
Recency 1 August 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i3-1005G1 has 80.6% faster integrated GPU, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-10700, on the other hand, has a 233.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i7-10700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1005G1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1005G1 is a notebook processor while Core i7-10700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-1005G1 and Core i7-10700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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