i7-10700 vs Pentium A1018

Place in the ranking	2643	748
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.02
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.05	15.01
Architecture codename	no data	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB Intel® Smart Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 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	1
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

Pentium A1018 0.76

i7-10700 10.31
+1257%

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.

Pentium A1018 1210

i7-10700 16381
+1254%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	10.31
Integrated graphics card	0.77	3.09
Recency	1 July 2013	30 April 2020
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium A1018 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i7-10700, on the other hand, has a 1256.6% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-10700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1018 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium A1018 is a notebook processor while Core i7-10700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium A1018 and Core i7-10700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.