Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs i5 1135G7

We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 against the 0.9-2.4 GHz i5 1135G7. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 1135G7 and 1165G7
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1165G7
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More powerful Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2027 vs 1783 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

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

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 423.3 MB/sec 415.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 39.7 Klines/sec 31.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 100.5 pages/sec 92.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 166.4 Mpixels/sec 149.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.9 pages/sec 149.6 pages/sec
Background blur 27.4 images/sec 25 images/sec
Photo processing 42.5 images/sec 46.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.05 Mpixels/sec 6.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]557 & 775 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 31.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19.5 GOps/sec 19 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 45M Primes/sec 34M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 12.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.4 GBytes/sec 5.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 101.4 MBytes/sec 101 MBytes/sec
Physics 692 Frames/sec 559 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 7.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]11101 & 17882 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.5 PPW 8.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 194.9 PPW 176.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 348.5 PPW 332.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.17 PPW 2.03 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
📘 2026-05-21 (Kroducer)Cinebench 2026588 / 911
📘 2026-04-12 (Andy)Geekbench 6 CPU1718 / 3599
📘 2025-12-07 (Yusuf Eren Ç)Cinebench 202475 / 210
📘 2025-09-29 (MA)Cinebench 202452 / 130
Intel Core i5 1135G7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-25 (Neup_Gamerz)Geekbench 6 CPU1908 / 5270
📘 2026-07-17 (monir)Geekbench 6 CPU1862 / 6087
📘 2025-12-30 (VSM)Geekbench 6 CPU1191 / 1891
📘 2023-11-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202464 / 238

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and i5 1135G7

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 2, 2020 September 2, 2020
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Tiger Lake
Model number i7-1165G7 i5-1135G7
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.2-2.8 GHz 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12-28x 9-24x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 768 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 96 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2 TFLOPS
1.7 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1165G7 official page Intel Core i5 1135G7 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 1135G7 or i7 1165G7?
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Vladimir October 5, 2025 at 07:27 AM
You can also apply metal liquid on the CPU, and it will boost upto 35-40W instead of the designed 28W, since it won't reach 100 degrees as with factory thermal paste.
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Intermezzo January 25, 2021 at 10:28 PM
i5 pour son meilleur rapport qualité /prix ainsi que pour une meilleure homogénéité avec les autres composants.
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