Intel Core i7 1165G7 vs i3 1215U
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2-2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1165G7 with 4-cores against the 1.2 GHz i3 1215U with 6-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 1.1 TFLOPS
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
- 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1215U
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
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 | 356.7 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 39.7 Klines/sec | 45.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 100.5 pages/sec | 117.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 166.4 Mpixels/sec | 180.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 199.9 pages/sec | 224.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 27.4 images/sec | 18.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 42.5 images/sec | 54.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.05 Mpixels/sec | 9.45 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 32.8 GOps/sec | 34.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 19.5 GOps/sec | 24.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 45M Primes/sec | 30M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 12.5M Strings/sec | 12.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 5.4 GBytes/sec | 6.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 101.4 MBytes/sec | 113.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 692 Frames/sec | 546 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 7.2B Matrices/sec | 6.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.5 PPW | 18.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 194.9 PPW | 377.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 348.5 PPW | 673.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.17 PPW | 3.93 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 i3 1215U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2126 / 6248 |
| π 2023-11-06 (goryn81) | Cinebench 2024 | 89 / 283 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1165G7 and i3 1215UGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | September 2, 2020 | February 23, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-1165G7 | i3-1215U |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | - Intel Core 3 100U |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2-2.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12-28x | 12x |
| 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) | 10MB (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 UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 512 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 64 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 1165G7 official page | Intel Core i3 1215U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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