Intel Core i5-8260U vs Intel Core i5-1038NG7

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8260U and Intel Core i5-1038NG7 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-8260U

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2236 vs 2163

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2236 vs 2163

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1038NG7

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8881 vs 7430

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 May 2020 vs 1 Oct 2019
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8881 vs 7430

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8260U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1038NG7

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2236

2163

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7430

8881

Name	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i5-1038NG7
PassMark - Single thread mark	2236	2163
PassMark - CPU mark	7430	8881

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	4 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$297	$320
Place in performance rating	1107	1123
Processor Number	i5-8260U	i5-1038NG7
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	4 GT/s
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	58.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA9	0x8A53
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096 x 2304
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1344
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)