i5-11600K vs i5-1038G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Ice Lakeno data
Power efficiencyno data9.33
Architecture codenameIce Lake U (2019−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date4 May 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K. 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-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 5.41 4.49
Recency 4 May 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 125 Watt

i5-1038G7 has 20.5% faster integrated GPU, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 346.4% lower power consumption.

i5-11600K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-11600K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-1038G7 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600K is a desktop one.


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