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11 Gen Core i7 |
The CPU
Another 11th generation i7 processor from Intel is the Core i7-1165G7. The
Intel Core i7-1165G7 is a power-efficient quad-core SoC (System on a Chip) for
laptops and Ultrabooks which is built on the Tiger Lake-U generation. It
incorporates four Willow Cove processor cores. Because of HyperThreading, it
can process 8 threads at once. Each of the four cores can clock from 2.8 GHz,
the base clock speed, and up to 4.7 GHz (single-core speed). With all cores
working at once, the processing speed can boost up to 4.1 GHz, thanks to Turbo
Boost Technology. The Core i7-1165G7 is one of the fastest models of the
line-up as of this writing.
The GPU
What’s new about this SoC is the integrated Xe graphics card built on the
totally new Gen 12 architecture. This GPU should present a considerably higher
performance in comparison to the previous Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake) iGPU. The
Core i7-1185G7 integrated Xe graphics utilizes 96 EUs and has a frequency
speed of 400 MHz (base) up to 1300 MHz (max). Both the CPU and the GPU can
collectively utilize the 12 MB of L3 cache.
The Technology
The chip is fabricated using the enhanced 10nm+ process called SuperFin at
Intel that would be equivalent to the 7nm process at TSMC like in Ryzen 4000
series. SuperFin is an enhancement on top of the former FinFET transistors,
because of a restructure using a SuperMIM capacitor, or a super metal
insulator metal capacitor. The SuperFin technology presents improved epitaxial
growth of crystal structures on source/drain, which amplifies strain and
decreases resistance. Intel says this permits more current through the channel
of the device. Furthermore, the new narrow barrier decreases via resistance by
30%, improving interconnect performance. The thermal design power of this Core
i7-1165G7 is from 12 Watt to 28 Watt. Hence, the processor is also suitable
for thin and light laptops. Moreover, the Tiger Lake SoCs supports PCIe 4; the
limited integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6 in the chip, and AI
(artificial intelligence) hardware acceleration. An AI accelerator is a
category of specific hardware accelerator or computer system intended to speed
up artificial intelligence applications, particularly artificial neural
networks, recurrent neural networks, machine vision, and machine learning.
Benchmark
The Core i7-1165G7 has a CPU benchmark of 11520. This means that it is more
powerful than
Ryzen 5-4500U, Core i7-8750H,
Core i7-7700HQ
but less powerful than
Core i7-1185G7, Ryzen 7-4800U, and Ryzen 7-4800H.
Table below shows the CPU Benchmark Scores of different Intel and AMD
Processors.
| Processor | CPU Benchmark |
| Ryzen 7 4800H | 19239 |
| Ryzen 7-4800U | 17185 |
| Core i7-10750H | 12681 |
| Core i7-1185G7 | 11901 |
| Core i7-1165G7 | 11570 |
| Ryzen 5-4500U | 11274 |
| Core i7-8750H | 10211 |
| Core i7-7700HQ | 6973 |
Table graph shows the CPU Benchmark Scores of different Intel and AMD Processors.
