[Comparison] Intel Core i5-1135G7 vs i5-10210U – the new 1135G7 is slightly better in CPU load, but the GPU is vastly improved

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i5-1135G7 vs i5-10210U - the new 1135G7 is slightly better in CPU load, but the GPU is vastly improved

From: Severin Kolakov 18 January 2021 / 04:00 0

The new Intel Core i5-1135G7 brings much-needed improvements and great features to the more mid-range market, and today we are here to compare it to the most popular CPU right now, according to our data, the Intel Core i5-10210U. The new Tiger Lake architecture brings the new Iris Xe Graphics, which is one of the best iGPUs right now.

Today we are comparing the Intel Core i5-1135G7 against Intel Core i5-10210U.

Here is our Top Laptop CPU ranking, where you can see that the Intel Core i5-1135G7 takes the #38 spot and the Core i5-10210U takes the #64 spot.

You can learn more about both CPUs here: Intel Core i5-1135G7 / Intel Core i5-10210U

Specs table

	Intel Core i5-1135G7	Intel Core i5-10210U
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Cores / Threads	4/8	4/8
Base / Max frequency	2.40 – 4.00 GHz	1.60 – 4.20 GHz
Cache	12MB	6MB
TDP / up / down	15W / 25W / 10W	15 W
Memory support	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz	DDR4-2666MHz, LPDDR3-2133MHz
Integrated graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	Intel UHD Graphics

CPU benchmark

To start off with the CPU tests, in our 3D Rendering benchmark, the Intel Core i5-1135G7 had a 5% higher score than its older counterpart. As for the second benchmark, which is in Photoshop, here the Tiger Lake infused Core i5 was better and had a lead of one second.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i5-1135G7 Acer Aspire 5 (A514-54)

1664

Intel Core i5-10210U Asus ZenBook Duo UX481

1345

GPU benchmark

Moving over to the Graphics test, here the Iris Xe Graphics dominated across all of our benchmarks. It was 115% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, 62% in Unigine Heaven 4.0, and 124% in Unigine Superposition. In the Gaming test, it also crushed its competitor across all games and quality settings.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Acer Aspire 5 (A514-54)

929

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Acer Aspire 5 (A514-54)

2819

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Acer Aspire 5 (A514-54)

619

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	79 fps (+55% )	58 fps (+61% )	27 fps (+59% )
Intel UHD Graphics	51 fps	36 fps	17 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	76 fps	46 fps (+12% )	30 fps (+50% )
Intel UHD Graphics	83 fps (+9% )	41 fps	20 fps

Conclusion

To summarize the results from above, the Intel Core i5-1135G7 absolutely dominated throughout all of our tests. For the CPU benchmarks, it was slightly better in 3D Rendering and had a one-second lead in 2D Rendering. Continuing on with the GPU benchmarks, here the Iris Xe Graphics G7 was often two times better than its opponent. However, the difference in real life is a bit lower (albeit still big-enough) – about 50%.