Intel Core i5-9600 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-9600 vs Intel Core i7-1165G7 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like MATLAB, Prime95, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Furmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, PCMark 10, AIDA64, 3DMark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint 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 i5-9600.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-9600

53%

Core i7-1165G7

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9600

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 it is clear that 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.9	93.1
Valorant	106.7	105.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.8	59.2
Apex Legends	100.3	99.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.0	79.3
Overwatch	86.4	85.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.6	73.0
DOOM Eternal	53.4	52.9
Warzone	83.2	82.5
Assassin's Creed	89.6	88.8
Valheim	88.6	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 i5-9600

64%

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 i5-9600 as it consumes less power: 65W 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 count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i5-9600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	186
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1042
Cinbench 20 Single-core	382	561
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2715	2234
Cinbench 23 Single-core	942	1504
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6463	6070

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

	Intel Core i5-9600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	2747	2906
Multi-Core	10620	10376

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

	Intel Core i5-9600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	1256	1513
Multi-Core	5791	4969

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-9600	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	BGA1526
Core name	Coffee Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	11
Turbo Frequency	4.6 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	3600 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 i5-9600 is 9% better than Core i7-1165G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1165G7 is better: 12
All the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-9600 and Intel Core i7-1165G7 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-9600 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-9600 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1165G7 specs and review.