Intel Core i5-1035G1 vs Intel Core i7-870

Core i5-1035G1 vs Core i7-870 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-1035G1 performs better than the Core i7-870. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-870 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-870 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1035G1. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i5-1035G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-870 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-1035G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.