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Intel Core i5-1130G7 vs Intel Core i3-1120G4

Intel Core i5-1130G7

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The Intel Core i5-1130G7 is a power-efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation (UP4) that was introduced in September 2020. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). Each core can clock from 0.8 GHz (base speed at 7 Watt TDP) to 1.8 GHz (base speed at 15 Watt TDP) all the way to 4 GHz (1 core boost for all TDPs). All cores at once can clock at up to 3.4 GHz.

Another novelty is the integrated Xe graphics card based on the completely new Gen 12 architecture. It should offer a significantly higher performance compared to the older Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake). In the i5-1130G7 it uses 80 of the 96 EUs and clocks between 400 - 1100 MHz. The GPU and CPU can together use the 8 MB of L3 cache.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (four lanes), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6 in the chip.

Performance

The average 1130G7 in our database is very close to the N95 and also the Core i5-1140G7, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a so-so result, as of early 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are, and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Core i5 has a default TDP of 7 W to 15 W, the expectation being that laptop manufacturers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. These values are fairly low, meaning at least a few passively cooled designs are to be expected.

The CPU is built with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i3-1120G4

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The Intel Core i3-1120G4 is a power-efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation (UP4) that was introduced in September 2020. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). Each core can clock from 1.1 GHz (base speed) to 3.5 GHz (1 core boost). All cores at once can clock at up to 3 GHz.

Another novelty is the integrated Xe graphics adapter based on the completely new Gen 12 architecture. The i3 integrates the low end UHD Graphics G4 with 48 of the 96 EUs enabled and a clock speed of 400 - 1100 MHz. The GPU and CPU can together use the 8 MB of L3 cache.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (4 lanes), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6 in the chip.

Performance

While we have not tested a single system built around the 1120G4 as of August 2023, it's fair to expect the chip to be about half as fast as the Core i5-1125G4 (Tiger Lake, 4 cores, 8 threads, up to 3.7 GHz), as far as multi-thread benchmarks are concerned. The 1120G4's low TDP target is slated to limit the chip's real-world Boost clock speeds significantly leading to underwhelming performance and high DPC latencies.

Power consumption

This Core i3 has a default TDP of 7 W to 15 W, the expectation being that laptop manufacturers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. The CPU is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i5-1130G7Intel Core i3-1120G4
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-UP4Tiger Lake-UP4
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-UP4
Intel Core i7-1180G7 compare2.2 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1160G7 compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1140G7 compare1.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1130G7 « 1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1120G41.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1110G4 compare2.5 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1180G7 compare2.2 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1160G7 compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1140G7 compare1.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1130G71.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1120G4 « 1.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1110G4 compare2.5 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock1800 - 4000 MHz1500 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache320 KB320 KB
L2 Cache5 MB5 MB
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1598BGA1598
FeaturesLPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 2 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHALPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 2 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (400 - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (400 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-1130G7
28.9 pt (40%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2237     avg: 2739     median: 2738.5 (3%)     max: 3240 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1077     avg: 1152     median: 1151.5 (49%)     max: 1226 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 418     avg: 448     median: 448 (50%)     max: 478 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 870     avg: 1061     median: 1060.5 (3%)     max: 1251 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 564     avg: 624     median: 616.5 (4%)     max: 700 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 114     avg: 160.9     median: 179 (54%)     max: 189.7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (54%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7813 Points (47%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
25385 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
474.9 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
10.6 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4785 Points (8%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 14453     avg: 14726     median: 14726 (8%)     max: 14999 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4094     avg: 4175     median: 4175 (50%)     max: 4256 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
30.2 fps (11%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
145.5 fps (34%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
3 fps (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (10%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.6 GB/s (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.6 GB/s (7%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 1124     avg: 1190     median: 1189.5 (8%)     max: 1255 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.714     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.753 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
5569 Points (12%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.6 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
18.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
464.2 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4858     avg: 5550     median: 5550 (15%)     max: 6242 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5190     avg: 5252     median: 5252 (13%)     max: 5314 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 6217     avg: 7024     median: 7024 (13%)     max: 7831 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2093     avg: 2370     median: 2369.5 (10%)     max: 2646 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1306     avg: 1322     median: 1321.5 (56%)     max: 1337 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4710     avg: 4802     median: 4802 (9%)     max: 4894 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1307 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4791 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5724 Points (57%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
18742 Points (21%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 764     avg: 766     median: 765.5 (1%)     max: 767 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
57829 Points (52%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 216     avg: 219.5     median: 219.5 (46%)     max: 223 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1274 Points (49%)

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