Intel Core i5-1145G7 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-1145G7 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Gears 5, PassMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, 7zip, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i5-1145G7.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-1145G7

53%

Core i7-1165G7

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1145G7

53%

Core i7-1165G7

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.8	93.1
Valorant	106.5	105.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.7	59.2
Apex Legends	100.2	99.4
Call of Duty Warzone	79.9	79.3
Overwatch	86.3	85.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.5	73.0
DOOM Eternal	53.3	52.9
Warzone	83.1	82.5
Assassin's Creed	89.5	88.8
Valheim	88.4	87.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-1145G7

156%

Core i7-1165G7

336%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-1165G7 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-1145G7 since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-1145G7	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1259
Cinbench 20 Single-core	422	561
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3001	2234
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1042	1504
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7144	6070

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1145G7	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	2980	2906
Multi-Core	11738	10376

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1145G7	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	1312	1513
Multi-Core	5645	4969

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-1145G7	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1449	BGA1526
Core name	Tiger Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	11
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-1165G7 is 7% better than Core i5-1145G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1145G7 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1165G7 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-1145G7 and Intel Core i7-1165G7 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i5-1145G7 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1165G7 specs and review.