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Intel Core i7 1185G7 vs i5 1235U

39 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1185G7
VS
43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
Intel Core i7 1185G7
Intel Core i5 1235U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2-3.0 GHz Intel Core i7 1185G7 with 4-cores against the 1.3 GHz i5 1235U with 10-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 (2)

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 1235U and 1185G7
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1185G7
  • More powerful Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU integrated graphics: 2.1 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 1 year and 6 months later
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1864 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1185G7
vs
Core i5 1235U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 400
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1046
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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 1185G7
1864
Core i5 1235U +12%
2089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1185G7
5669
Core i5 1235U +12%
6362
File compression 729.9 MB/sec 448.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 28.4 Klines/sec 24.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 144.7 pages/sec 156 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.4 Mpixels/sec 128.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 121.7 pages/sec 206.3 pages/sec
Background blur 23.9 images/sec 34.7 images/sec
Photo processing 71.3 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.3 Mpixels/sec 10.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 995 & 545 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 1185G7
2751
Core i5 1235U +11%
3051
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1185G7
9896
Core i5 1235U +26%
12449
Integer math 33.7 GOps/sec 47.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19.8 GOps/sec 37.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 46M Primes/sec 534M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 16.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.5 GBytes/sec 9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 102.4 MBytes/sec 143.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 736 Frames/sec 649 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 7.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5575 & 8323 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1185G7
62.33
Core i5 1235U +29%
80.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.2 PPW 24.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 202.5 PPW 424.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 353.4 PPW 829.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.23 PPW 5.36 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 1185G7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-23 (mentos_sotnem)Geekbench 6 CPU1769 / 5723
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Intel Core i5 1235U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (zoetje)Cinebench 2026400 / 1046
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Jubayer)Cinebench 202486 / 393
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR)Geekbench 6 CPU2191 / 7204
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU2147 / 6050
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-13 (sauron269)Cinebench 202498 / 368
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1185G7 and i5 1235U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 2, 2020 February 23, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-1185G7 i5-1235U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800U -
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.2-3.0 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 8
E-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (E) - 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 10
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12-30x 13x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-28 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 55 W
Socket BGA-1449 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1350 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 768 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 96 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1185G7 +40%
2.1 TFLOPS
Core i5 1235U
1.5 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1185G7 official page Intel Core i5 1235U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 1235U or i7 1185G7?
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John December 8, 2022 at 04:14 AM
Processors don't cause noise themselves. It will be all about your laptop's fan and cooling configuration. That being said, both of these chips have pretty similar power draws so there should not be a huge difference in the heat load from either of them.
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Kat November 28, 2022 at 12:13 AM
I'm concerned about which one could cause more audible noise during high load. Does someone know? Thx.
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