i7-1060NG7 vs Pentium N3710

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2544	1399
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiency	13.83	38.39
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Ice Lake Y (2020)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	20 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.56 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	58.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 405	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	Yes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Core i7-1060NG7.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.91	4.21
Integrated graphics card	0.72	4.70
Recency	1 April 2016	20 March 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt

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