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Intel Core i7-1165G7
The second-fastest standard Tiger Lake-U chip at its September 2020 launch, running four Willow Cove cores at a 28W default power point that laptop makers could configure down to 12W. Iris Xe graphics with 96 execution units markedly outperformed the prior Ice Lake generation's integrated GPU, though this SKU lacks vPro management support.
Pros
- Iris Xe graphics with 96 execution units roughly doubles the previous generation's integrated graphics performance
- Four Willow Cove cores with AVX-512 and Intel DL Boost across a 12-28W power range
- PCIe 4.0 and partial Thunderbolt 4 / Wi-Fi 6 integration on the SoC
- 12MB of L3 cache shared between the CPU cores and iGPU
Cons
- Lacks Intel vPro management support, unlike the otherwise similar i7-1185G7
- Still only four cores, trailing the multi-thread throughput of 8-core Ryzen U-series rivals
- Real-world performance depends heavily on which TDP the laptop maker configures
- 10nm SuperFin process limits sustained clocks compared with later generations
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-1165G7
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 2.8 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
- iGPU clock
- 1,300 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
- Max memory
- 64 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,078Bottom 23%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,218Bottom 15%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,425Bottom 22%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 5,110Bottom 14%
- PassMark
- 9,742Bottom 19%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 1,496Top 42%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-1165G7 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i7-1165G7 earns an Inno Score of 44.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The second-fastest standard Tiger Lake-U chip at its September 2020 launch, running four Willow Cove cores at a 28W default power point that laptop makers could configure down to 12W. Iris Xe graphics with 96 execution units markedly outperformed the prior Ice Lake generation's integrated GPU, though this SKU lacks vPro management support.
Does the Intel Core i7-1165G7 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 9,742 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-1165G7?
Cores: 4 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-1165G7?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-1185G7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
