Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs i7 1065G7

We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 against the 1.3 GHz i7 1065G7. 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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 1065G7 and 1165G7
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1165G7
  • More powerful Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2027 vs 1599 points
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • 21% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)

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 303.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 39.7 Klines/sec 23.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 100.5 pages/sec 102.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 166.4 Mpixels/sec 141.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.9 pages/sec 136.7 pages/sec
Background blur 27.4 images/sec 21.1 images/sec
Photo processing 42.5 images/sec 46.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.05 Mpixels/sec 5.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 557 & 519 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 28.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19.5 GOps/sec 16.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 45M Primes/sec 29M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 10.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.4 GBytes/sec 4.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 101.4 MBytes/sec 87.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 692 Frames/sec 583 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 5.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11101 & 4520 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 16.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 194.9 PPW 290.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 348.5 PPW 540.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.17 PPW 2.99 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
Intel Core i7 1065G7
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and i7 1065G7

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 2, 2020 August 1, 2019
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Ice Lake
Model number i7-1165G7 i7-1065G7
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Iris Plus Graphics G7
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.2-2.8 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 12-28x 13x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 256K (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) 15 W
Socket BGA-1449 BGA-1526
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 768 512
TMUs 48 32
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 96 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2 TFLOPS
1.1 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-3733
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 i7 1065G7 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 1065G7 or i7 1165G7?
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why i like i7 1065g7 June 8, 2021 at 10:00 PM
first its way better for battery life than the i7 1165g7 second cache is good third your getting a newer cpu and better one after all you dont need it
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