Core i5-1030NG7 vs Core i7-4720HQ

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-4720HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads
3.72
Core i5-1030NG7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads
3.72

General info

Comparing Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13701371
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Ice Lake
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Ice Lake Y (2020)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years old)20 March 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data
Current price$813 (2.2x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB6 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1400 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1364no data
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPPno data-
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s58.3 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno dataYes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

i7-4720HQ 3.72
i5-1030NG7 3.72

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%

i7-4720HQ 5752
+0.1%
i5-1030NG7 5749

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-4720HQ 1005
i5-1030NG7 1284
+27.8%

Core i5-1030NG7 outperforms Core i7-4720HQ by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-4720HQ 3038
i5-1030NG7 3274
+7.8%

Core i5-1030NG7 outperforms Core i7-4720HQ by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-4720HQ 5145
+21.1%
i5-1030NG7 4250

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 21% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4720HQ 19580
+108%
i5-1030NG7 9432

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 108% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-4720HQ 6930
+81%
i5-1030NG7 3828

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 81% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-4720HQ 7.33
+107%
i5-1030NG7 15.2

Core i5-1030NG7 outperforms Core i7-4720HQ by 107% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-4720HQ 7
+109%
i5-1030NG7 3

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 109% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

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%

i7-4720HQ 642
+43.3%
i5-1030NG7 448

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 43% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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%

i7-4720HQ 138
i5-1030NG7 140
+1.4%

Core i5-1030NG7 outperforms Core i7-4720HQ by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-4720HQ 1.57
+29.8%
i5-1030NG7 1.21

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 30% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4720HQ 3.9
+25.8%
i5-1030NG7 3.1

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 26% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4720HQ 4281
+10.4%
i5-1030NG7 3878

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 10% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4720HQ 152
+96.8%
i5-1030NG7 77

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 97% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-4720HQ 38
+124%
i5-1030NG7 17

Core i7-4720HQ outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by 124% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Integrated graphics card 1.83
Recency 1 January 2015 20 March 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 10 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4720HQ and Core i5-1030NG7. The differences in performance seem too small.


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