i5-1240U vs i5-1038G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated932
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Ice LakeIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data83.66
Architecture codenameIce Lake U (2019−2020)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date4 May 2020 (4 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U 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 dataFCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U 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 i5-1240U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1038G7 and Core i5-1240U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2020 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 9 Watt

i5-1240U has an age advantage of 1 year, 150% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 211.1% lower power consumption.

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