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Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

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 i7-1185G7

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The Intel Core i7-1185G7 is a power-efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation (UP3) that was introduced September 2020. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). Each core can clock from 1.2 GHz (12 W base clock speed), 3 GHz (28 W base clock speed) to 4.8 GHz (single-core boost). All cores at once can clock at up to 4.3 GHz. At the time of announcement, the i7-1185G7 is the fastest model of the line-up. Since early 2021, the i7-1185G7 supports management features like vPro.

Another novelty is the integrated Iris Xe iGPU 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 i7-1185G7 it uses 96 EUs and clocks between 400 - 1,350 MHz. The GPU and CPU can together use the 12 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 1185G7 in our database is just as fast as AMD's hexa-core Ryzen 5 4500U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While the i7 is not the fastest Tiger Lake chip by any stretch of imagination, it's more than usable for your productivity and creative apps, with a bit of gaming possible as well.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 55 W, the Stealth 15M A11SEK is among the fastest laptops powered by the 1185G7 that we know of. It can be almost twice as fast in CPU-bound workloads as the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This little Core i7 here has a default TDP of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop manufacturers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, that's a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The chip is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-1165G7Intel Core i7-1185G7
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 i7-1185G73 - 4.8 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1165G7 « 2.8 - 4.7 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1155G7 compare2.5 - 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 « 3 - 4.8 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1165G72.8 - 4.7 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1155G7 compare2.5 - 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 MHz3000 - 4800 MHz
L1 Cache320 KB320 KB
L2 Cache5 MB5 MB
L3 Cache12 MB12 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, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TME
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (400 - 1300 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (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 - i7-1185G7
32.3 pt (54%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2525     avg: 5110     median: 5216 (5%)     max: 6862 Points
min: 3610     avg: 5324     median: 5383.5 (5%)     max: 6383 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1110     avg: 1425     median: 1457.5 (62%)     max: 1539 Points
min: 1251     avg: 1449     median: 1455.5 (62%)     max: 1532 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 442     avg: 551     median: 564 (63%)     max: 589 Points
min: 489     avg: 557     median: 558.5 (62%)     max: 593 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1060     avg: 1967     median: 1996.5 (5%)     max: 2657 Points
min: 1425     avg: 2039     median: 2090 (5%)     max: 2493 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 553     avg: 847     median: 850 (5%)     max: 1027 Points
min: 617     avg: 859     median: 866 (5%)     max: 1066 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 115     avg: 212.1     median: 218 (61%)     max: 230 Points
min: 168     avg: 215.4     median: 217 (61%)     max: 230 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.26     avg: 8     median: 7.9 (10%)     max: 9.84 Points
min: 8.99     avg: 9.3     median: 9.3 (12%)     max: 9.67 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
min: 2.52     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (60%)     max: 2.56 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 7815     avg: 8540     median: 8645 (52%)     max: 9053 Points
min: 8782     avg: 8872     median: 8872 (54%)     max: 8962 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 15248     avg: 22318     median: 22636 (16%)     max: 28753 Points
min: 26426     avg: 27025     median: 27024.5 (20%)     max: 27623 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 29428     avg: 36033     median: 36980 (24%)     max: 40744 Points
min: 35564     avg: 36392     median: 36391.5 (23%)     max: 37219 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10812     avg: 11405     median: 11515.5 (14%)     max: 11777 Points
min: 10927     avg: 11135     median: 11135 (14%)     max: 11343 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 216.279     avg: 288.1     median: 288.1 (3%)     max: 360 s
240.4 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 6.428     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 10.3 s
min: 5.71     avg: 6     median: 5.8 (1%)     max: 6.875 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
6045 Points (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 15347     avg: 22950     median: 23460 (13%)     max: 27405 MIPS
min: 18812     avg: 23288     median: 23471 (13%)     max: 27693 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4478     avg: 5184     median: 5217 (61%)     max: 5507 MIPS
min: 3678     avg: 5112     median: 5153 (61%)     max: 5507 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 43.9     avg: 46.3     median: 46.3 (15%)     max: 48.7 fps
46.6 fps (16%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 186.9     avg: 198     median: 198 (46%)     max: 209 fps
198.8 fps (46%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 1.39     avg: 6.3     median: 6.5 (11%)     max: 8.47 fps
min: 5.02     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (12%)     max: 8.13 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.447     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (13%)     max: 0.488 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.792     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (14%)     max: 0.893 GB/s
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.4     avg: 5.6     median: 5.7 (15%)     max: 5.8 GB/s
5.8 GB/s (15%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1150 Seconds (15%)
min: 1099     avg: 1103     median: 1102.5 (14%)     max: 1106 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 468     avg: 618     median: 587 (4%)     max: 1138 Seconds
min: 478     avg: 588     median: 578.5 (4%)     max: 745 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.552     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 1.002 sec
min: 0.55     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.615 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 6508     avg: 7856     median: 7454 (16%)     max: 9036 Points
9108 Points (19%)
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
7.1 s (2%)
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
15.6 s (1%)
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
380.4 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 19752     avg: 23363     median: 23411.5 (18%)     max: 26875 Points
29182 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4695     avg: 10244     median: 10943 (28%)     max: 12729 Points
min: 5707     avg: 10641     median: 11284 (28%)     max: 12726 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 42264     avg: 61343     median: 63812 (52%)     max: 70947 Points
min: 69716     avg: 71020     median: 71351 (58%)     max: 71993 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 46511     avg: 60571     median: 62205 (50%)     max: 68689 Points
min: 69895     avg: 70538     median: 70537.5 (57%)     max: 71180 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 36557     avg: 63092     median: 67985 (56%)     max: 71802 Points
min: 67339     avg: 69256     median: 69331.5 (58%)     max: 71022 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3794     avg: 8046     median: 8299 (21%)     max: 9815 Points
min: 5114     avg: 8442     median: 8804 (22%)     max: 10133 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 5877     avg: 12128     median: 12962.5 (23%)     max: 14548 Points