Core i3-10300T vs Core i7-1180G7

Both the Core i3-10300T and Core i7-1180G7 share an identical 4-core/8-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.9 GHz on the Core i3-10300T versus 4.6 GHz on the Core i7-1180G7 — a 16.5% clock advantage for the Core i7-1180G7 (base: 3 GHz vs 1.3 GHz). The Core i7-1180G7 is built on the Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020−2021) architecture. In PassMark, the Core i3-10300T scores 7,879 against the Core i7-1180G7's 7,788 — a 1.2% lead for the Core i3-10300T. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,313 vs 1,845, a 33.7% lead for the Core i7-1180G7 that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache on the Core i3-10300T vs 12 MB (total) on the Core i7-1180G7.

The Core i3-10300T uses the LGA1200 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i7-1180G7 uses FCBGA1598 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-2666 memory speed. The Core i3-10300T supports up to 128 GB of RAM compared to 32 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Core i3-10300T) vs 4 (Core i7-1180G7) — the Core i3-10300T offers 12 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: LGA1200 (Core i3-10300T) and Tiger Lake-UP4 (Core i7-1180G7).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Only the Core i7-1180G7 supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Core i3-10300T) vs VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i7-1180G7). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 630 (Core i3-10300T) and Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Core i7-1180G7) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-1180G7 targets Premium Ultra-Thin Laptop. Direct competitor: Core i7-1180G7 rivals Ryzen 7 5800U.