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Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs Intel Core i5-1155G7

Intel Core i7-1165G7

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The Intel Core i7-1165G7 is an upper mid-range, quad-core SoC designed for use in ultra-thin laptops. The Tiger Lake-UP3 processor was unveiled in September 2020; its Hyper-Threading-enabled Willow Cove CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). The all-core Boost frequency sits at 4.1 GHz. This i7 was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.

The i7 is ever-so-slightly inferior to Intel Core i7-1185G7 in that vPro support is nowhere to be found, the clock speeds are lower, and the iGPU's clock speed is a little lower as well.

Architecture

A sizeable performance-per-MHz boost is one of the many benefits of Tiger Lake generation compared to the older Ice Lake and Comet Lake product families. Core i7-1165G7 is compatible with dual-channel DDR4-3200 or quad-channel LPDDR4x-4267 RAM; Intel recommends using no more than 64 GB, for reference. The processor also supports PCI-Express 4.0 (4 lanes) and is capable of HW-accelerating certain AI workloads. Thunderbolt 4, USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6 support is partially baked into the chip. Four PCI-Express 4.0 lanes allow for read/write rates of up to 7.9 GB/s, provided a suitably fast NVMe SSD is used.

The i7 is built with the third-gen 10 nm Intel process marketed as SuperFin that is supposedly comparable to TSMC's 7 nm process, the one Ryzen 4000 and Ryzen 5000 series processors are manufactured on. Both the CPU cores and the iGPU have access to 12 MB of L3 cache. The SoC is supposed to be soldered straight on to the motherboard (BGA1449 socket interface); it is thus anything but user-replaceable.

Performance

The average i7-1165G7 in our database is just as fast as Intel's Core i5-10200H and Core i7-10810U are, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. The chip is brave enough to come dangerously close to the noticeably costlier i7-1195G7 while unfortunately not quite reaching the high bar set by the Ryzen 3 5300U. That being said, it's a very decent CPU that will have no trouble chewing through light video editing and 3D rendering jobs on the go with a bit of gaming possible as well, as of early 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 40 W, the Schenker Vision 15 is among the fastest laptops built around the 1165G7 that we know of. It can be more than 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 EUs) is based on Intel's Generation 12 architecture. It is a lot faster than the older Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake) and UHD Graphics 620 (Comet Lake) solutions. The Xe has 96 Execution Units running at 400 MHz to 1,300 MHz, in the case of this Core i7.

This graphics adapter can drive up to 4 monitors in resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p@60 simultaneously, and the built-in video decoder is AV1-friendly. It will happily decode most other video codecs including HEVC, AVC, VP9, MPEG-2 and so on, too.

The Xe will let you play most games at 1080p / Low. It's nearly as fast as NVIDIA's GeForce MX350, surpassing anything we have seen from AMD's integrated graphics thus far. It is paramount that fast RAM is used as the Xe has no VRAM of its own. The other prerequisites for decent 3D performance are decently high Power Limits and a competent cooling solution.

Power consumption

The i7-1165G7 has a default TDP of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value to get higher clock speeds and thus better performance. Either way, these values are too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The i7 is built with Intel's third-generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for decent, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-1155G7

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The Intel Core i5-1155G7 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation that was announced in mid 2021 as part of the refresh. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP settings and ranges from 1 GHz (12 Watt TDP) up to 2.5 GHz (28 Watt). Boost clock speed is 4.5 GHz.

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

Another novelty is the integrated Xe graphics adapter with 80 EUs based on the completely new Gen 12 architecture. It offers a significantly higher performance compared to the older Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake).

Performance

The average 1155G7 in our database proves to be a very decent mid-range processor, as of mid 2022, trading blows with the Core i7-10810U and the Ryzen 5 4500U as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While perhaps not the best option for power users, this Core i5 will make most consumers happy, providing for short load times and generally pain-free experience.

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 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, this is a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The i5-1155G7 is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for lower-than-average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-1165G7Intel Core i5-1155G7
CodenameTiger Lake-UP3Tiger Lake-UP3
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-UP3
Intel Core i7-1195G7 compare2.9 - 5 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1185G7 compare3 - 4.8 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1165G7 « 2.8 - 4.7 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1155G72.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1145G7 compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1135G7 compare2.4 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1125G4 compare2 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1115G4 compare3 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1195G7 compare2.9 - 5 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1185G7 compare3 - 4.8 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1165G72.8 - 4.7 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1155G7 « 2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1145G7 compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1135G7 compare2.4 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1125G4 compare2 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1115G4 compare3 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock2800 - 4700 MHz2500 - 4500 MHz
L1 Cache320 KB320 KB
L2 Cache5 MB5 MB
L3 Cache12 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP28 Watt28 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1449BGA1449
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 4 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, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 4 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, SHA
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (400 - 1300 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (400 - 1350 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-1165G7
32.4 pt (54%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-1155G7
31.7 pt (53%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2525     avg: 5110     median: 5216 (5%)     max: 6862 Points
min: 5471     avg: 5625     median: 5612 (5%)     max: 5791 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1110     avg: 1425     median: 1457.5 (62%)     max: 1539 Points
min: 1362     avg: 1409     median: 1419 (60%)     max: 1446 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 442     avg: 551     median: 564 (63%)     max: 589 Points
min: 521     avg: 541     median: 550 (61%)     max: 551 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1060     avg: 1967     median: 1996.5 (5%)     max: 2657 Points
min: 2123     avg: 2190     median: 2173 (5%)     max: 2273 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 553     avg: 847     median: 850 (5%)     max: 1027 Points
min: 858     avg: 892     median: 890 (6%)     max: 928 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 115     avg: 212.1     median: 218 (61%)     max: 230 Points
min: 210     avg: 210.7     median: 211 (59%)     max: 211 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.26     avg: 8     median: 7.9 (10%)     max: 9.84 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.16     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (59%)     max: 2.63 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 7815     avg: 8540     median: 8645 (52%)     max: 9053 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 15248     avg: 22318     median: 22636 (16%)     max: 28753 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 29428     avg: 36033     median: 36980 (24%)     max: 40744 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10812     avg: 11405     median: 11515.5 (14%)     max: 11777 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 216.279     avg: 288.1     median: 288.1 (3%)     max: 360 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 6.428     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 10.3 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
min: 402.3     avg: 583     median: 583.2 (2%)     max: 764 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
min: 8.53     avg: 16.1     median: 16.1 (8%)     max: 23.6 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4619     avg: 5593     median: 5717 (9%)     max: 6444 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 15347     avg: 22950     median: 23460 (13%)     max: 27405 MIPS
min: 24862     avg: 25019     median: 24992 (14%)     max: 25203 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4478     avg: 5184     median: 5217 (61%)     max: 5507 MIPS
min: 4603     avg: 4831     median: 4941 (58%)     max: 4949 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 43.9     avg: 46.3     median: 46.3 (15%)     max: 48.7 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 186.9     avg: 198     median: 198 (46%)     max: 209 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 1.39     avg: 6.3     median: 6.5 (11%)     max: 8.47 fps
min: 7.13     avg: 7.4     median: 7.5 (13%)     max: 7.55 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.447     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (13%)     max: 0.488 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.792     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (14%)     max: 0.893 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.4     avg: 5.6     median: 5.7 (15%)     max: 5.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1150 Seconds (15%)
min: 979     avg: 1011     median: 1011 (13%)     max: 1043 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 468     avg: 618     median: 587 (4%)     max: 1138 Seconds
min: 536     avg: 547     median: 540 (4%)     max: 566 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.552     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 1.002 sec
min: 0.605     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.616 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 6508     avg: 7856     median: 7454 (16%)     max: 9036 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.2     avg: 7.2     median: 7.2 (2%)     max: 7.229 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 15.6     avg: 15.7     median: 15.7 (1%)     max: 15.77 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 366     avg: 397.1     median: 395.2 (2%)     max: 431.9 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 19752     avg: 23363     median: 23411.5 (18%)     max: 26875 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4695     avg: 10244     median: 10943 (28%)     max: 12729 Points
min: 11355     avg: 11710     median: 11849 (30%)     max: 11925 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 42264     avg: 61343     median: 63812 (52%)     max: 70947 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 46511     avg: 60571     median: 62205 (50%)     max: 68689 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 36557     avg: 63092     median: 67985 (56%)     max: 71802 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3794     avg: 8046     median: 8299 (21%)     max: 9815 Points
min: 9401     avg: 9981     median: 10243 (26%)     max: 10298 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 5877     avg: 12128     median: 12962.5 (23%)     max: 14548 Points
min: 14439     avg: 14655     median: 14727 (26%)     max: 14798 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1974     avg: 4193     median: 4209 (18%)     max: 5654 Points
min: 5082     avg: 5291     median: 5223 (22%)     max: 5569 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
6808 Points (78%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1302     avg: 1524     median: 1532.5 (60%)     max: 1595 Points
min: 1461     avg: 1471     median: 1473 (58%)     max: 1480 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3078     avg: 5151     median: 5174.5 (9%)     max: 5926 Points
min: 5654     avg: 5747     median: 5761 (10%)     max: 5825 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1344     avg: 1528     median: 1533 (7%)     max: 1587 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1726     avg: 5032     median: 5200 (16%)     max: 5836 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6172     avg: 6528     median: 6560.5 (66%)     max: 6826 Points
min: 6195     avg: 6306     median: 6305.5 (63%)     max: 6416 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12476     avg: 20843     median: 21250.5 (21%)     max: 23050 Points