Core i5-1038NG7: specs and benchmarks

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Core i5-1038NG7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
5.57

Core i5-1038NG7 provides acceptable benchmark performance at 5.57% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i5-1038NG7 sales 4 May 2020 at a recommended price of $320. This is an Ice Lake-U architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1344 processor with a TDP of 28 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 memory.

Primary details

Core i5-1038NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking1156
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency18.83of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameIce Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date4 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads8
Base clock speed2 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate4 GT/s
L1 cache80 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography10 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size123 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1038NG7 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCBGA1344
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038NG7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Turbo Boost Technology+
Hyper-Threading Technology+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Deep Learning Boost+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-1038NG7's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size64 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth58.3 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-1038NG7.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video+
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1038NG7's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3
eDP+
DisplayPort+
HDMI+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1038NG7's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1038NG7's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-1038NG7. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

i5-1038NG7 5.57

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-1038NG7 8845

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-1038NG7 1535

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-1038NG7 4969

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-1038NG7 6743

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-1038NG7 23609

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-1038NG7 7844

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-1038NG7 7

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-1038NG7 768

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-1038NG7 169

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-1038NG7 2.03

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-1038NG7 4564

Blender(-)

i5-1038NG7 4

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-1038NG7 1265

7-Zip Single

i5-1038NG7 4161

7-Zip

i5-1038NG7 19485

WebXPRT 3

i5-1038NG7 180

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i5-1038NG7's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i5-1038NG7 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5-1038NG7 is Ryzen 3 7320U, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-1038NG7:

Ryzen 3 5300U 109.69
Ryzen 5 7520U 103.95
Core i5-1038NG7 100

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