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Intel Core i3-5020U vs Intel Core i7-970

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-5020U
Rank 2 - 94 %
Intel Core i7-970
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 43 %
Intel Core i3-5020U
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-970
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-5020U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
735
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
620
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-5020U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
1,507
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
2,654
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-5020U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
560
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
582
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-5020U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
1,230
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
3,263

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-5020UIntel Core i7-970
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 5000U (16)Intel Core i7 900 (4)
ArchitectureBroadwell UGulftown
Technology14 nm32 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1168LGA 1366
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-5020UIntel Core i7-970
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 46 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 6x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 5500no iGPU
GPU frequency0.30 - 0.90 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory16 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ1/2015

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP15 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down10 W
T. junction max.105 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-5020UIntel Core i7-970
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2015Q3/2010
Release price594 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-5020U
Intel Core i3-5020U
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 - 3.46 GHz

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