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Intel Core 5 205H vs Intel Core i7-11800H

Intel Core 5 205H
45.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.3Inno Score
53Single-core51.8
41.1Multi-core41.1
40.5Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU37.8
50.3Platformspec-based60.5
4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 205H4 spec wins — Intel Core i7-11800H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 5 205H scores 45.8 against 46.3 for Intel Core i7-11800H. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 205H

  • 12% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,466 vs 2,193

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-11800H

  • 100% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 12 MB
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i7-11800H
Announced20262021
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP45 W45 W
Max TDP115 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i7-11800H
Cores88
Performance cores4—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads1216+33%
Base clock2.2 GHz2.3 GHz+5%
Boost clock4.8 GHz+4%4.6 GHz
L3 cache12 MB24 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i7-11800H
iGPU—Intel UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)
iGPU clock—1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i7-11800H
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i7-11800H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,466+12%Bottom 43%2,193Bottom 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,401+2%Bottom 34%9,254Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,499Bottom 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—11,662Bottom 49%
PassMark—19,575Bottom 50%
PassMark (single thread)—3,003Bottom 25%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—670Bottom 20%

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