Intel Core i3-7020U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-21

The Intel Core i3-7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q3/2018.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-7020U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-7020U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-7020U
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i3-7020U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

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):	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-7020U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Execution 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

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.

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 & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	7.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-7020U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1356
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
Architecture:	Kaby Lake U
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:	--

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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.


	Intel Core i5-650 2C 4T @ 3.46 GHz	564
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	564
	Intel Core i7-2677M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	562
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	560
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	558
	Apple A9 2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz	558
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	558

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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.


	AMD A8-3820 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1264
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1264
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1264
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1263
	AMD A10-5700 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1263
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259

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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

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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

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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 Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz	384
	Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	384

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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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	3542
	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	3541
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	3540
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	3539
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	3520
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3491
	AMD Phenom II X4 B93 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3489

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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

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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

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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

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Celeron G1630 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	2240
	Intel Celeron 3965U 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	2236
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	2227
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2226
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2216
	Intel Celeron G1620 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	2200
	AMD FX-8310 8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2195

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 810 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4862
	AMD Phenom II X4 910 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4862
	AMD Phenom II X4 910e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4862
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	4861
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	4856
	AMD A8-3820 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4852
	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	4833

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