Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs Core 5 120U
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 with 4-cores against the 1.4 GHz Core 5 120U with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1165G7
- More powerful Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core 5 120U
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer - released 3 years and 4 months later
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2437 vs 2027 points
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 588 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 911 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 423.3 MB/sec | 885.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 39.7 Klines/sec | 51.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 100.5 pages/sec | 192.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 166.4 Mpixels/sec | 217.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 199.9 pages/sec | 246 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 27.4 images/sec | 34 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 42.5 images/sec | 79.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.05 Mpixels/sec | 10.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 32.8 GOps/sec | 52.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 19.5 GOps/sec | 35.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 45M Primes/sec | 53M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 12.5M Strings/sec | 18.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 5.4 GBytes/sec | 10.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 101.4 MBytes/sec | 165.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 692 Frames/sec | 932 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 7.2B Matrices/sec | 9.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.5 PPW | 28.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 194.9 PPW | 532.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 348.5 PPW | 997.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.17 PPW | 6.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 1165G7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-21 (Kroducer) | Cinebench 2026 | 588 / 911 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Andy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1718 / 3599 |
| π 2025-12-07 (Yusuf Eren Γ) | Cinebench 2024 | 75 / 210 |
| π 2025-09-29 (MA) | Cinebench 2024 | 52 / 130 |
Intel Core 5 120U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-11 (Senna_Sempre_369) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2588 / 8894 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and Core 5 120UGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | September 2, 2020 | January 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | i7-1165G7 | 120U |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | - Intel Core 5 220U |
Intel CPU rating (#166th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2-2.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12-28x | 14x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 12-28 W (configurable) | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 55 W |
| Socket | BGA-1449 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 640 |
| TMUs | 48 | 40 |
| ROPs | 24 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 80 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 1165G7 official page | Intel Core 5 120U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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