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Intel Core 5 315 vs Intel Core i7-11800H

WINNER
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.3Inno Score
54Single-core51.8
35.7Multi-core41.1
93Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU37.8
37.9Platformspec-based60.5
4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 3158 spec wins — Intel Core i7-11800H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 315 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.7 to 46.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+2). Intel Core i7-11800H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm
  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,516 vs 2,193

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-11800H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 36
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 6 MB
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6
  • 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • 53% higher Base clock: 2.3 GHz vs 1.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 315Intel Core i7-11800H
Announced20262021
Process2 nm+80%10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP35 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 315Intel Core i7-11800H
Cores68+33%
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads616+167%
Base clock1.5 GHz2.3 GHz+53%
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.6 GHz+5%
L3 cache6 MB24 MB+300%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 315Intel Core i7-11800H
iGPUIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)Intel UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)
iGPU clock2,300 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 315Intel Core i7-11800H
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i7-11800H
SpecIntel Core 5 315Intel Core i7-11800H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,516+15%Bottom 51%2,193Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,454Bottom 23%9,254+24%Bottom 35%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,499Bottom 30%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—11,662Bottom 50%
PassMark14,672Bottom 29%19,575+33%Bottom 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—670Bottom 23%

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