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Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

39 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1165G7
VS
40 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Intel Core i7 1165G7
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 with 4-cores against the 1.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (20)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5700U and 1165G7
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1165G7
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2027 vs 1605 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1165G7
vs
Ryzen 7 5700U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 588 393
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 911 1943
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 1165G7 +26%
2027
Ryzen 7 5700U
1605
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
5457
Ryzen 7 5700U +20%
6562
File compression 423.3 MB/sec 504.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 39.7 Klines/sec 43.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 100.5 pages/sec 138 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 166.4 Mpixels/sec 208.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.9 pages/sec 132.7 pages/sec
Background blur 27.4 images/sec 32.1 images/sec
Photo processing 42.5 images/sec 55.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.05 Mpixels/sec 13.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 557 & 1164 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1165G7
9757
Ryzen 7 5700U +58%
15369
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 58.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19.5 GOps/sec 32.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 45M Primes/sec 29M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 23.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.4 GBytes/sec 12.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 101.4 MBytes/sec 215.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 692 Frames/sec 612 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 13.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11101 & 5261 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1165G7
60.7
Ryzen 7 5700U +99%
120.67

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.5 PPW 19.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 194.9 PPW 262.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 348.5 PPW 614.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.17 PPW 4.83 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 1165G7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Kroducer)Cinebench 2026588 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Andy)Geekbench 6 CPU1718 / 3599
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-07 (Yusuf Eren Γ‡)Cinebench 202475 / 210
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-29 (MA)Cinebench 202452 / 130
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1519 / 5184
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (Ryan A.)Cinebench 2026393 / 1943
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-30 (Hp Ireland)Cinebench 202473 / 486
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 2, 2020 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Zen 2 (Lucienne)
Model number i7-1165G7 -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Radeon RX Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U - Intel Core i7 1165G7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#158th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 1.2-2.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 8
Total Threads 8 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12-28x 18x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-28 W (configurable) 10-25 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1449 FP6
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Radeon RX Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 768 512
TMUs 48 32
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 96 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1165G7 +5%
2 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 5700U
1.9 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 8 compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1165G7 official page AMD Ryzen 7 5700U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U or Intel Core i7 1165G7?
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Amentia November 27, 2021 at 10:17 PM
I will mostly use the laptop for photo and video editing (I'm just an amateur but I work with raw files) which one should I buy?
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Bon December 13, 2021 at 08:35 PM
Obviously the ryzen 5700U one. Performance is twice as much better and power consumption is lower. You'll get much better performance and battery life with ryzen 5700U.
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Techgeek December 29, 2021 at 11:01 AM
Of course, go with ryzen 5700u. Almost all the photo and video editing apps kick in the multi-core function of the chips in which 5700u is miles ahead compared to i7. So I would recommend 5700u.
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Blairware September 30, 2022 at 09:40 PM
Bon, 50% better multicore - not 2x better but .5x better.
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Bern November 26, 2021 at 03:33 PM
Can't decide between Ryzen 7 5700u or the I7. Need it for segmentation of images or to process images with Fiji. I have large images of the size 2-5GB, sometimes I have several images open and run a code on them in parallel. Or should I look for something better?
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Ani November 22, 2021 at 09:19 PM
I would like to know if I will go ahead and buy HP pavilion 15.6” with AMD Ryzen7 5700u and want to use it for SQL server (no gaming) and home use. Is it good to buy?
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Amin March 10, 2022 at 09:25 AM
SQL Server needs better IO, and more cores, so 5700U could be better in this case
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KEN November 18, 2021 at 09:43 PM
WHICH IS BETTER FOR EVERY DAY USAGE (NO GAMING). MY WIFE IS A TEACHER AND WILL NEED IT FOR SCHOOL STUFF, BROWSING, ETC. ANY COMMENTS WOULD BE HELPFUL>
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abbe November 19, 2021 at 09:43 AM
AMD would be my recommendation due to the longer battery life.
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Alessandro December 5, 2021 at 10:20 AM
Maybe It s Better AMD Ryzen 7 because Is cheaper and he has Good performance (multicore Is an advantage) I'm a teacher and engineer and I buy it
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Cisco November 12, 2021 at 07:48 PM
currently torn between a dell exp with this intel i7 or an Inspiron with the ryzen 7 for c# development. do we reckon the 4 additional cores is going to be better in this scenario or just add more ram? -cisco
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Pear November 23, 2021 at 03:03 AM
Of course, more cores are better for multi-core use cases like code compilation. Ryzen is the way to go.
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InDecisive September 13, 2021 at 03:56 AM
I have never used AMD processor before little bit unsure if i should go for AMD Ryzenβ„’ 7 5700U or Intel Core i7. Any suggestions or recommendation as to which one to buy for home use and gaming?
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joe October 7, 2021 at 12:34 PM
go for the 5700u its better for home use and rivals the intel when it comes to gaming
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Luke October 22, 2021 at 02:27 AM
joe, I got an AMD 5700u and I am very happy with the multi tasking ability. The 8 cores in the 5700 are fantastic but each core clocks at a slower speed than the i7 so for most gaming application the core i7 would be better but ONLY if all you are doing is gaming. AMD 5700 is untouched by i7 when it comes to gaming, streaming, music, and downloading all at once.
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What-the November 7, 2021 at 01:24 PM
Luke, You contradict yourself, huahaha
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Anonim November 30, 2021 at 11:06 AM
What-the, Luke said the Intel 1165G7 is better for gaming alone, but if you want to also stream your gameplay, then the performance in the gameplay will be slowed by your streaming more if you use 1165G7 instead of 5700U because of the core count difference.
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Ashutosh August 13, 2021 at 03:59 PM
Ryzen 7 5700u all the way
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Tobywoo August 26, 2021 at 11:00 PM
They seem pretty close. The standouts being octa vs quad core, and lower power consumption for the AMD (likely better battery life). Aside from that, I'm not seeing a huge difference. What am I missing?
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Anonim November 30, 2021 at 11:12 AM
Tobywoo, The Intel 1165G7 is faster, but the Ryzen 5700U is better at handling more tasks at once due to having twice as many cores. Let's say you play a game and do nothing else at that moment. 1165G7 will give better performance due to being faster. Now let's say you play a game and you stream it at the same time. The 1165G7 will struggle a bit because these are 2 different tasks while the Ryzen 5700U will do better due to having twice as many cores.
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