[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1160G7 vs Core i7-1165G7 – the Core i7-1160G7 struggles a bit against its more powerful brother, but it showcases tremendous potential
New Tiger Lake chips are hitting the market as we speak. The processors in question are the low-TDP versions of the already existing Tiger Lake CPUs, which already had a fairly low TDP. One of them is the Core i7-1160G7, which sounds awfully familiar to the Core i7-1165G7. That is why, for today’s comparison we will put these two processors against each other, to see who will come out on top.
Today we are comparing the Core i7-1160G7 against the Core i7-1165G7.
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You can learn more about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-1160G7 / Intel Core i7-1165G7
Specs table
| Intel Core i7-1160G7 | Intel Core i7-1165G7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tiger Lake | Tiger Lake |
| Lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 |
| Base / Max frequency | 2.10 – 4.40GHz | 2.80 – 4.40GHz |
| TDP | 7/9/15W | 12/15/28W |
| Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Memory type | DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz | DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz |
| Integrated graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) |
CPU benchmarks
In the 3D Rendering benchmark with Cinebench R20, the lower-powered processor came out on top, having a 3% higher score. However, the i7-1165G7 quickly came back and had the upper hand in Photoshop, where it finished the benchmark first and had a lead of nearly one second.
Los resultados proceden de la prueba de CPU Cinebench R23 (cuanto mayor sea la puntuación, mejor)
GPU benchmarks
In the GPU benchmarks, the results weren’t as close as the ones in the CPU benchmarks. Although the CPUs have the same iGPU inside them, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 96 Execution Units, the one in the Core i7-1165G7 showed a better performance in every benchmark and game that we tested. The iGPU performed 12%, 20%, and 13% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively.
Los resultados son de 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Cuanto más alto, mejor.
Los resultados son de la prueba 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (cuanto más alta la puntuación, mejor).
Los resultados son de la prueba Unigine Superposition (cuanto más alta la puntuación, mejor)
Gaming tests
| CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU, i7-1160G7) | 117 fps | 116 fps | 57 fps |
| Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU, i7-1165G7) | 189 fps (+62%) | 134 fps (+16%) | 76 fps (+33%) |
| DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU, i7-1160G7) | 132 fps | 80 fps | 60 fps |
| Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU, i7-1165G7) | 134 fps (+2%) | 84 fps (+5%) | 61 fps (+2%) |
Conclusion
Overall the Core i7-1160G7 performed very admirably, despite its TDP and clock speeds disadvantage. It had the upper hand in 3D Rendering but lost in 2D Rendering. In the GPU tests, the iGPU inside the Core i7-1165G7 showed better performance, which was expected, as it has more room to work with, in terms of TDP and clock speeds. The same story repeated itself in the gaming tests, with the same iGPU being 37% better on average in CS:GO and 3% better on average in DOTA 2 across all the different settings presets.
All laptops with the Intel Core i7-1160G7
All laptops with the Intel Core i7-1165G7:
Author: Severin Kolakov
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