C-70 vs Core i3-7020U
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-7020U and C-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2025 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 95 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Ontario (2010−2012) |
| Release date | 10 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-7020U and C-70 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | no data | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-7020U and C-70 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1356 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7020U and C-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7020U and C-70 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7020U and C-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon HD 6290 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7020U and C-70.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 April 2018 | 1 October 2012 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 9 Watt |
i3-7020U has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
C-70, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-7020U and C-70. We've got no test results to judge.
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