Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs i5-1038G7
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 608 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Ice Lake | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 38.83 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake U (2019−2020) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 4 May 2020 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-1038G7 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-1038G7 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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.
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) | AMD Radeon 890M |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 4.99 | 19.52 |
| Recency | 4 May 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 Extreme has 291.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i5-1038G7 and AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. We've got no test results to judge.
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