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Intel Core i3-1000NG4 vs Intel Core i5-1030G7 vs Intel Core i7-1060G7

Intel Core i3-1000NG4

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The Intel Core i3-1000NG4 is a power efficient dual-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice -Lake-Y generation that was announced in Mai 2019 (Computex). It integrates two Sunnycove processor cores (4 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 1.1 (base) - 3.2 GHz (single and dual core Turbo). According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock) and therefore the CPU performance should be similar to the higher clocked Amber-Lake-Y CPUs like the Core i5-8200Y (1.3 - 3.9 GHz).

Compared to the normal Core i3-1000G4, the i3-1000NG4 offers a smaller package size (22 x 16.5 versus 26.5 x 18.5 mm).

The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i7-1030G4 integrates the smaller G4 variant with 48 of the 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 900 MHz.  However, in the Y-series the gaming performance will be again depending on the cooling solution and may degrade clearly over time (compared to the Core i5-1035G4 with 15 - 25 Watt e.g.). The faster graphics card is also the main difference to the similar named Core i3-1000G1.

Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and Wifi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).

The Core i3-1000NG4 is produced in the new 10nm process at Intel that should offer a comparable performance to the 7nm process at TSMC. The TDP is specified at 9 Watts and therefore the CPU can be used in thin and light laptops with either a passive or an active cooling system.

Intel Core i5-1030G7

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The Intel Core i5-1030G7 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice -Lake-Y generation that was announced in Mai 2019 (Computex). It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 0.8 (base) - 3.8 (single core Turbo) GHz. All four cores can turbo up to 3.2 GHz using Turbo Boost. According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock).

The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i5-1030G7 integrates the biggest G7 variant with 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 1050 MHz. The Iris Plus G7 should be twice as fast as the predecessors and best the AMD Vega 10 GPU in current Ryzen APUs. However, in the Y-series the gaming performance will be again depending on the cooling solution and may degrade clearly over time (compared to the Core i7-1065G7 with 15 - 25 Watt e.g.).

Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and WiFi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).

Performance

While we have not tested a single system built around the 1030G7 as of August 2023, it's safe to expect the chip to be about half as fast as the Core i5-1035G7, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned. Which is fairly poor as of mid 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Core i5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 9 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are allowed to increase just slightly (12 W being the upper limit) resulting in higher clock speeds and higher performance. The processor is built with Intel's 1st gen 10 nm process for OK, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-1060G7

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The Intel Core i7-1060G7 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice -Lake-Y generation that was announced in Mai 2019 (Computex). It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 1 (base) - 3.8 (single core Turbo) GHz. All four cores can turbo up to 3.4 GHz using Turbo Boost. According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock).

Combined with the two additional cores, the previous Y-series dual core processors (Amber Lake-Y) should be always slower. Short burst performance should be excellent, long workloads will depend on the TDP settings and cooling solution in the laptop / tablet.´

The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i7-1060G7 integrates the biggest G7 variant with 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 1100 MHz. The Iris Plus G7 should be twice as fast as the predecessors and best the AMD Vega 10 GPU in current Ryzen APUs. However, in the Y-series the gaming performance will be again depending on the cooling solution and may degrade clearly over time (compared to the Core i7-1065G7 with 15 - 25 Watt e.g.).

Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and Wifi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).

The Core i7-1060G7 is produced in the new 10nm process at Intel (2nd generation) that should offer a comparable performance to the 7nm process at TSMC. The TDP is specified at 9 Watts and therefore the CPU can be used in thin and light laptops. Intel offers a configurable TDP of up to 12 Watts for the partners resulting in significant performance differences (due to longer periods of Turbo Boost).

ModelIntel Core i3-1000NG4Intel Core i5-1030G7Intel Core i7-1060G7
SeriesIntel Ice LakeIntel Ice LakeIntel Ice Lake
CodenameIce Lake YIce Lake-YIce Lake Y
Series: Ice Lake Ice Lake Y
Intel Core i7-1060NG71.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1060G71 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1030NG71.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 « 1.1 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1030G7 « 0.8 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1030G40.7 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1000G41.1 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1000G11.1 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1060NG71.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1060G7 « 1 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1030NG71.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1000NG41.1 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock1100 - 3200 MHz800 - 3500 MHz1000 - 3800 MHz
L1 Cache96 KB192 KB192 KB
L2 Cache1 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB6 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 84 / 8
TDP9 Watt9 Watt9 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
FeaturesAVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0LPDDR4-3733 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SGXAVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0
iGPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) (300 - 900 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1050 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
max. Temp.100 °C
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-1000NG4
24.2 pt (34%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
348 Points (39%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
587 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
333 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
141 Points (42%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.7 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.5 Points (37%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5771 Points (35%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
9257 Points (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
691 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
16.2 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2468 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
7921 MIPS (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
3438 MIPS (41%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
2.2 fps (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1814 Seconds (13%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.9 sec (20%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3151 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
10.6 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
23.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
550 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
8621 Points (8%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3375 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
3009 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1096 Points (46%)
1167 Points (49%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2028 Points (4%)
2322 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1074 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2035 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4748 Points (47%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
9090 Points (10%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
965 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
39043 Points (35%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
162 Points (34%)

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