Core i7-1060NG7 vs Gemini Lake

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Primary details

Comparing Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated1292
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Ice Lake
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Ice Lake Y (2020)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)20 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price$216 no data

Detailed specifications

Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 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 configurationno data1
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NIno data+
vProno data-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataLPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data58.3 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno dataYes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Gemini Lake and Core i7-1060NG7.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2017 20 March 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

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