i5-1030NG7 vs i9-10900K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10900K
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.32
+299%
Core i5-1030NG7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 10 Watt
3.59

Core i9-10900K outperforms Core i5-1030NG7 by a whopping 299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5061512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency10.8433.97
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)18 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900K 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size206 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900K 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
SocketFCLGA1200Intel BGA 1044
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900K 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 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 i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s58.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+Yes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i9-10900K 14.32
+299%
i5-1030NG7 3.59

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.

i9-10900K 22752
+300%
i5-1030NG7 5695

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.

i9-10900K 1775
+35%
i5-1030NG7 1315

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.

i9-10900K 9068
+172%
i5-1030NG7 3333

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.

i9-10900K 8127
+91.2%
i5-1030NG7 4250

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.

i9-10900K 59368
+529%
i5-1030NG7 9432

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.

i9-10900K 3.58
+325%
i5-1030NG7 15.2

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.

i9-10900K 29
+761%
i5-1030NG7 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-10900K 2533
+465%
i5-1030NG7 448

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.

i9-10900K 217
+55%
i5-1030NG7 140

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.

i9-10900K 2.56
+112%
i5-1030NG7 1.21

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.

i9-10900K 14.6
+371%
i5-1030NG7 3.1

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.  

i9-10900K 149
+782%
i5-1030NG7 17

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.  

i9-10900K 290
+274%
i5-1030NG7 77

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.

i9-10900K 9739
+151%
i5-1030NG7 3878

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10900K 11393
+320%
i5-1030NG7 2710

Blender(-)

i9-10900K 179
i5-1030NG7 1310
+632%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10900K 1428
+31.2%
i5-1030NG7 1089

7-Zip Single

i9-10900K 5811
+67.4%
i5-1030NG7 3472

7-Zip

i9-10900K 69987
+541%
i5-1030NG7 10924

WebXPRT 3

i9-10900K 255
+60.9%
i5-1030NG7 159

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.32 3.59
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.70
Recency 30 April 2020 18 March 2020
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 10 Watt

i9-10900K has a 298.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i5-1030NG7, on the other hand, has 52.1% faster integrated GPU, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-1030NG7 in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10900K is a desktop processor while Core i5-1030NG7 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10900K and Core i5-1030NG7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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