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Intel Core i3-1125G4 vs Intel Core i5-1038NG7. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Intel Core i3-1125G4
Intel Core i3-1125G4
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Intel Core i5-1038NG7

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-1125G4 or Intel Core i5-1038NG7? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-1125G4 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core i5-1038NG7 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    838 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 28 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-1125G4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    431 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    608 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    320 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    610 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-1038NG7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    263 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    378 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    427 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    596 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    304 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-1125G4 Intel Core i3-1125G4
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1100G/11000U left arrow Intel Core i 1000G/10000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) left arrow Intel Iris Plus Graphics (Ice Lake G7)
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 64
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 11
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q3/2019
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-1038NG7 and Intel Core i3-1125G4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1125G4 and Intel Core i5-1038NG7 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 28 W
  • TDP up
    28 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1125G4 and Intel Core i3-1125G4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Ice Lake U
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow BGA 1344
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-1125G4 and Intel Core i5-1038NG7.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1109
Intel Core i3-1125G4
1114
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4065
Intel Core i3-1125G4
4236
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
960
Intel Core i3-1125G4
1075
Intel Core i5-1038NG7

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