Intel Core i5-8600 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-8600 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, PCMark 10, Gears 5, 3DMark, 7zip, AIDA64, Blender, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i5-8600.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8600

53%

Core i7-1165G7

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8600

53%

Core i7-1165G7

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.7	93.1
Valorant	106.5	105.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	59.2
Apex Legends	100.1	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	53.2	52.9
Warzone	83.1	82.5
Assassin's Creed	89.4	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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8600

56%

Core i7-1165G7

336%

To make a final decision 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 i5-8600 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-8600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	959
Cinbench 20 Single-core	524	561
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1866	2234
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1342	1504
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5908	6070

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

	Intel Core i5-8600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	2588	2906
Multi-Core	9922	10376

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

	Intel Core i5-8600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	1096	1513
Multi-Core	5592	4969

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-8600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	BGA1526
Core name	Coffee Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	11
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	9 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8600 is 9% better than Core i7-1165G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8600 has 2 more core than Core i7-1165G7. 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 i5-8600 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1165G7 is better: 15
However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-8600 and Intel Core i7-1165G7 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8600 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1165G7 specs and review.