Intel Core i5-1030G4

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 is a 4-core, 8-thread mobile processor in the Ice Lake family. The FACT PACK lists a base clock of 700 MHz, a boost clock of 3.50 GHz, a 9 W TDP, and an Intel BGA 1440 socket. It uses Intel's 10 nm process with a 123 mm² die, carries the codename Ice Lake-Y, and belongs to the Core i5 (Sunny Cove-Y) generation. The integrated graphics is Iris Plus. Memory support is DDR4 on a quad-channel bus, PCIe support is Gen 3, and ECC memory is unsupported. The part was released on July 31, 2019, is in active production, and is listed at the 50th percentile among all CPUs in the database. The benchmark array is empty, and no nearest rivals are recorded.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

The single-thread vs multi-thread character of this processor is defined more by its clock envelope and TDP than by any measured result. Single-thread workloads can use the headroom between the 700 MHz base clock and the 3.50 GHz boost clock. The active core has an 80 KB L1 cache and a 256 KB L2 cache dedicated to it, and it can also access the 6 MB shared L3 cache. Because the L1 and L2 caches are recorded per core, each of the 4 cores has private low-latency storage. The L3 cache is shared across all cores, so every core can draw from the same 6 MB pool, but the data does not partition that pool per core.

Multi-thread workloads are served by 4 cores and 8 threads. This gives the processor 8 hardware threads, although the physical core count remains 4. The shared L3 cache and the 9 W TDP are the resources that all threads must share. The FACT PACK does not include a sustained all-core frequency, so the multi-thread operating point below the 3.50 GHz boost cannot be computed from this record. What can be said from the data is that the multi-thread design is compact: more threads than physical cores, but a narrow power envelope. The empty benchmark array means there is no measured single-thread score or multi-thread score to quantify the performance split.

For real workloads, the structural data suggests a processor that can move between a very low base clock and a much higher boost clock for short, lightly threaded bursts. The 4-core/8-thread layout provides capacity for concurrent work, but the 6 MB shared L3 and the 9 W TDP place limits on how much sustained throughput can be expected. The data does not record any actual single-thread or multi-thread benchmark result; it only supplies the clock and core topology that would shape those results.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals field is empty in this record. That field is the designated place for rival names, benchmark scores, and deltaPct values. With no entries, there is no rival-by-rival comparison to write. No competitor is named, and no percentage delta exists in the FACT PACK.

The only available comparison metric is the percentileVsAllCpus value of 50. A 50th-percentile value denotes a median-ranked CPU in the all-CPU distribution. Taken literally, this places the processor near the middle of the database population. However, the same record has an average benchmark score of 0 and an empty benchmarks list, so the percentile is not corroborated by any measured score.

Therefore, the data can only establish a central position in the broader CPU distribution, not a concrete relationship with any listed rival. The lack of nearestRivals entries is not an implied tie; it is simply a gap in the comparison data.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmarks array in the FACT PACK is empty. The average benchmark score is 0. No single-thread, multi-thread, or composite score is present. Under these conditions, delta-based analysis cannot be performed. Exact percentage deltas versus rivals would require a score for this processor and scores for named rivals, but neither is in the record.

The only number tied to relative performance is percentileVsAllCpus, set to 50. This is a percentile, not a benchmark score. It places the processor at the middle of the all-CPU ranking. Even so, the absence of an actual average score makes the 50th percentile a positional label rather than a measured result. In database terms, the record can support the statement that the part is ranked at the 50th percentile, but it cannot support a statement that the part scored any points in a benchmark.

The practical consequence is that benchmark conclusions about the i5-1030G4 cannot be drawn from this FACT PACK. A reader looking for performance ratios will not find them. The data does show a 4-core/8-thread design with a 700 MHz base clock and a 3.50 GHz boost clock, but those are part specifications, not benchmark results. The empty benchmarks field is the central fact for this section: there are no measured scores to analyze.

FAQ

Q: What are the core and thread counts of the i5-1030G4?

A: The processor has 4 cores and 8 threads.

Q: What is the base and boost clock?

A: The base clock is 700 MHz, and the boost clock is 3.50 GHz.

Q: Does the i5-1030G4 support ECC memory?

A: No. The ECC memory field is false. It supports DDR4 memory on a quad-channel bus.

Q: How is the cache organized?

A: L1 cache is 80 KB per core, L2 cache is 256 KB per core, and L3 cache is 6 MB shared across the processor.

Q: What integrated graphics does the part include?

A: The integrated graphics is Iris Plus. The processor is based on the Ice Lake architecture, with the generation listed as Core i5 (Sunny Cove-Y).

Q: When was the i5-1030G4 released, and is it still in production?

A: It was released on July 31, 2019. The production status is Active.

Power and Thermals

The i5-1030G4 is specified with a TDP of 9 W. That is the only power figure in the FACT PACK. This places the CPU in a low-power mobile class, consistent with the Ice Lake-Y codename and the mobile market segment. The base clock of 700 MHz is low, indicating a low-power base operating point. The boost clock reaches 3.50 GHz, but the 9 W envelope governs how long and how often that boost can be sustained. The data does not include a sustained all-core frequency or a measured power draw under load.

The processor is built on Intel's 10 nm process and has a die area of 123 mm², but the FACT PACK does not provide measured thermal resistance, temperature limits, or cooler specifications. The socket is Intel BGA 1440, which defines the physical mounting interface. Because the TDP is 9 W, the implied cooling tier is a compact solution suited to a low-power mobile processor. The exact cooler class is not named in the record.

The record also notes that ECC memory is unsupported and that the multiplier is not unlocked, though those are not thermal parameters. The processor includes Iris Plus integrated graphics, but its separate power allocation is not recorded. What matters for thermals in this data is the 9 W TDP class. No thermal test observations are present, so the real-world thermal profile of the i5-1030G4 remains unmeasured in this database.