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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-8565U

Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8565U
—Inno Score
50.7Single-core—
28.9Multi-core24
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
48.2iGPU25.8
43.3Platformspec-based41.6
8 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8565U

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8565U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 29 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 48 vs 26
  • 174% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,067 vs 389
  • 120% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 25 W
  • 70% higher PassMark: 10,082 vs 5,935

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8565U

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 50% higher Base clock: 1.8 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-8565U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-8565U
Announced20222018
Process10 nm+29%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP55 W+120%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-8565U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-8565U
Cores6+50%4
Performance cores24+100%
Efficiency cores40
Threads88
Base clock1.2 GHz1.8 GHz+50%
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.6 GHz+5%
L3 cache10 MB+25%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-8565U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-8565U
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,100 MHz1,150 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-8565U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-8565U
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Intel Core i7-8565U
SpecIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-8565U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,082Bottom 24%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,213Bottom 10%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,512Bottom 32%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,182Bottom 16%—
PassMark10,082+70%Bottom 20%5,935Bottom 9%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,067+174%Bottom 39%389Bottom 8%

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