Intel Core i3-7020U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-13

The Intel Core i3-7020U is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2018. The Intel Core i3-7020U is based on the 7. generation of the Intel Core i3 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1356. The Intel Core i3-7020U scores 571 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,327 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i3-7020U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i3-7020U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-7020U
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000U
Architecture:	Kaby Lake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i3-7020U clock with 2.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 620, the Intel Core i3-7020U has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-7020U supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133	34.1 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i3-7020U has a TDP of 15 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7020U has a 3.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2018
Release price:	281 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-7020U
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-7020U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD FX-4350 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	574
	Intel Core i5-2410M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	574
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	573
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	571
	Intel Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	571
	Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	571
	Intel Celeron 4305U 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	570

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 i3-3210 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1328
	Intel Core i7-2620M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1328
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1328
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1327
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1327
	AMD Athlon II X4 638 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1326
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1325

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.


	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	837
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	837
	Intel Xeon D-1540 8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz	837
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	828
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	824
	Intel Xeon D-1527 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	821
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	821

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 i7-2630QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1675
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1675
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1671
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1670
	Intel Core i5-4258U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1669
	Intel Celeron J6412 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1662
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1648

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.


	AMD A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Intel Core i3-7020U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Atom x7425E Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	384

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 i5-4258U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2578
	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2574
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	2574
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2568
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2550
	Intel Celeron N4120 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2542
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2533

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-7500U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1327.4
	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1380.8
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1407.7
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1411.2
	Intel Core i7-4600U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1442.5
	Intel Core i5-5300U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1716.7
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1776.4

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.


	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	217
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	217
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz	217
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	212
	Intel Pentium E5200 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	209
	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	207
	Intel Core i3-3110M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	199

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 i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	646
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	643
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	641
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	640
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	636
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	636
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	630

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 Celeron G1620 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	95
	Intel Core i3-4000M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	95
	Intel Pentium G2010 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	95
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	94
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	94
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	94
	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	94

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.


	AMD Phenom II X3 740 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	228
	AMD Phenom II X3 B75 3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz	228
	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	228
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	227
	Intel Celeron G5900TE 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	227
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	227
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	227

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
222 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

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