Intel Core i7-4870HQ vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

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Intel Core i7-4870HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1005G1
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i3-1005G1

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-4870HQ and the Intel Core i3-1005G1 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Core i3-1005G1 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
4 Generation 10
Haswell H Architecture Ice Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4870HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-1005G1 clocks with 1.20 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 11
22 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
40 Compute units 32
320 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-4870HQ, while the Intel Core i3-1005G1 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-4870HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-1005G1 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 13 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4870HQ has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-1005G1 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Characteristic Intel Core i3-1005G1
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1364 Socket BGA 1526
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 281 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
860 (76%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1126 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3467 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2385 (69%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1050 (78%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1354 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3787 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2605 (69%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) @ 0.90 GHz
483 (63%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
60 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
18 (30%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
6412 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5019 (78%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
144 (91%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
158 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
623 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
409 (66%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1047 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2319 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
402 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
949 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
388 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1114 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i3-1005G1
MSI GS30 GS30-2MD16SR2
Hewlett Packard HP OMEN Pro
Microsoft Surface Pro 7

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