5 210H vs i7-1068G7

Place in the ranking	1188	728
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	18.14	23.08
Architecture codename	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)	Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)
Release date	1 August 2019 (5 years ago)	18 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$342

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 × 4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H 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	Intel BGA1440	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.732 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)

Iris Xe Graphics 48EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.33	10.90
Recency	1 August 2019	18 December 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt

i7-1068G7 has 60.7% lower power consumption.

5 210H, on the other hand, has a 104.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core 5 210H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1068G7 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-1068G7 and Core 5 210H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.