Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Processor comparisons   15-01-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs Intel Core i3-1005G1 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Gears 5, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, 7zip, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Prime95, WPrime, Blender, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, 3DMark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Valorant
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1005G1 or Intel Core i5-7442EQ.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	90.5
Valorant	103.9	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.6
Apex Legends	97.7	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	77.1
Overwatch	84.2	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.4
Warzone	81.0	80.2
Assassin's Creed	87.3	86.4
Valheim	86.2	85.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-7442EQ

127%

Core i3-1005G1

266%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1005G1 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7442EQ as it consumes less power: 25W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	130	158
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	504	409
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1028	949
Cinbench 23 Single-core	722	675
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2747	2621

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	1800	2281
Multi-Core	4848	5244

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	958	1197
Multi-Core	3360	2465

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Announcement date	March 07, 2017	April 01, 2019
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1526
Core name	Kaby Lake	Ice Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	10
Turbo Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-7442EQ is 42% better than Core i3-1005G1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7442EQ has 2 more core than Core i3-1005G1. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7442EQ is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1005G1 is better: 14
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-7442EQ and Intel Core i3-1005G1 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-7442EQ specs and review.

• Intel Core i3-1005G1 specs and review.