Intel Core i5-1038NG7 processor review

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

Core i5-1038NG7 processor released by Intel; release date: 4 May 2020. At the time of release, the processor cost $320. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Ice Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.80 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 10 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB, L2 - 2 MB, L3 - 6 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1344. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 28 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2165
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
8892
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2165
PassMark - CPU mark 8892

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 2.25 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 1.12 TFLOPS
Pipelines 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Games performance

Ready or Not (2023)

Low, 1920x108019.80
Medium, 1920x108016.90

EA Sports WRC (2023)

Low, 1920x108012.40

Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x108032.10
Medium, 1920x108027.70
High, 1920x108012.80

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x108039.00
Medium, 1920x108025.00
High, 1920x108013.00

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Low, 1920x108023.90

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x108010.30

Lies of P (2023)

Low, 1920x108012.70

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x108014.60
Medium, 1920x108011.90

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x108020.50
Medium, 1920x108016.50
High, 1920x108012.40

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x10808.54

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108018.60

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x108015.20
Medium, 1920x108011.60

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Low, 1920x108011.20

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x10807.53

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x108024.10
Medium, 1920x108013.40
High, 1920x108012.00

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x108012.80

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x108014.10

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x10808.51

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x108011.00

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x108038.20
Medium, 1920x108022.60
High, 1920x108019.10
Ultra, 1920x108016.80

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x108017.70

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.80

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x108015.50
Medium, 1920x108012.70

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x108023.00
Medium, 1920x108017.00

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x72028.00
Medium, 1920x108015.00

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x72019.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x72046.60
Medium, 1920x108020.00
High, 1920x108017.10

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x72041.90
Medium, 1920x108020.50
High, 1920x108016.70

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x72047.70
Medium, 1920x108023.60
High, 1920x10806.90

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x720105.30
Medium, 1920x108055.10
High, 1920x108050.90
Ultra, 1920x108041.10

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x72026.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x72040.40
Medium, 1920x10807.40

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72021.60
Medium, 1920x10809.70

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x72025.70
Medium, 1920x108016.20
High, 1920x108014.40
Ultra, 1920x108011.10

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72045.00
Medium, 1920x108024.00
High, 1920x108017.00
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72050.70
Medium, 1920x108021.40
High, 1920x108017.30
Ultra, 1920x108015.20

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72056.20
Medium, 1920x108019.60
High, 1920x108012.10
Ultra, 1920x10808.30

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x72022.80
Medium, 1920x108012.30
High, 1920x108012.10

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x72030.70
Medium, 1920x108013.40
High, 1920x10809.90

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x72029.30
Medium, 1920x108018.50
High, 1920x108017.60

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72021.00
Medium, 1920x108010.60

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x108011.90
High, 1920x10809.90

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.15
Medium, 1920x10809.10
High, 1920x10808.90

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72039.60
Medium, 1920x108020.30
High, 1920x108017.10

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72062.90
Medium, 1920x108033.80
High, 1920x108027.10
Ultra, 1920x108023.10

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72030.95
Medium, 1920x108013.80
High, 1920x10808.70
Ultra, 1920x10806.60

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72023.10
Medium, 1920x10807.65
High, 1920x10804.90

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768154.70
Medium, 1366x768111.20
High, 1366x76871.50

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72047.15
Medium, 1920x108012.95
High, 1920x10807.50
Ultra, 1920x10805.30

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72050.00
Medium, 1920x108023.00
High, 1920x108022.50
Ultra, 1920x108015.00

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72013.40
Medium, 1920x108011.00
High, 1920x10808.90

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x108015.60

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72027.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72061.55
Medium, 1920x108020.95
High, 1920x108016.95

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.00
Medium, 1920x10807.50
High, 1920x10806.20

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72017.00
Medium, 1920x10809.00
High, 1920x10806.70

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72032.00
Medium, 1920x108017.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72041.35
Medium, 1920x108017.90
High, 1920x108013.60
Ultra, 1920x108014.50

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768156.55
Medium, 1920x108025.85
Ultra, 1920x108016.20

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.30
Medium, 1920x10808.90
High, 1920x10807.50

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72026.70
Medium, 1920x108018.00
High, 1920x108015.60

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72024.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.00
Medium, 1920x108014.00
High, 1920x108013.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.00
Medium, 1920x10809.30
High, 1920x10809.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00
High, 1920x108010.00
Ultra, 1920x108010.50

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72028.30
Medium, 1920x108016.30
High, 1920x108015.70

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72026.40
Medium, 1920x108012.00
High, 1920x108010.80

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72019.20
Medium, 1920x108010.20
High, 1920x10807.58

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72077.00
Medium, 1920x108032.30
High, 1920x108025.10
Ultra, 1920x108015.40

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72027.70
Medium, 1920x108010.80
High, 1920x10809.60

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72029.40
Medium, 1920x108020.40

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72023.70
Medium, 1920x108014.40
High, 1920x108010.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72031.00
Medium, 1920x108015.50
High, 1920x108012.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72097.20
Medium, 1366x76892.00
High, 1920x108063.20

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72095.90
Medium, 1920x108057.30
High, 1920x108039.60

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72045.40
Medium, 1920x108018.20
High, 1920x108014.80

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72016.30
Medium, 1920x10809.90

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72045.90
Medium, 1920x108017.10
High, 1920x108015.40
Ultra, 1920x108012.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72083.90
Medium, 1366x76854.90
High, 1920x108031.20
Ultra, 1920x108019.00

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72041.20
Medium, 1366x76820.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76842.40
Medium, 1366x76826.90
High, 1920x108014.70
Ultra, 1920x108010.50

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76898.20
Medium, 1366x76861.50
High, 1920x108033.60
Ultra, 1920x108027.70

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76892.00
Medium, 1366x76857.00
High, 1920x108031.10

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72082.70
Medium, 1366x76852.70
High, 1920x108030.10
Ultra, 1920x108027.80

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76850.60
Medium, 1366x76833.65
High, 1920x108018.05
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76842.80
Medium, 1366x76838.30
High, 1920x108013.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.90

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768175.40
Medium, 1366x76870.10
High, 1920x108037.80
Ultra, 1920x108027.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720101.90
Medium, 1366x76862.90
High, 1366x76853.20
Ultra, 1920x108019.55

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768339.65
Medium, 1366x76899.50
High, 1366x76863.20
Ultra, 1920x108030.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768120.95
Medium, 1366x76870.80
High, 1366x76845.40
Ultra, 1920x108025.10

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768127.60
Medium, 1366x768101.50
High, 1366x76881.90
Ultra, 1920x108050.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72075.60
Medium, 1366x76845.40
High, 1366x76829.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.30

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake
Launch date 4 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $320
Place in performance rating 1116
Processor Number i5-1038NG7
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 58.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733

Graphics

Device ID 0x8A53
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096 x 2304

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCBGA1344
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)