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Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs Intel Core i7-8700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2020
Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i7-1165G7
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-8700K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Intel Core i7-8700K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    443 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    460 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    119 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    523 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    328 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    413 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    674 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    41 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    112 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    9 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    347 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1100G/11000U left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-7700K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-9700KF
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8700K and Intel Core i7-1165G7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1165G7 and Intel Core i7-8700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP up
    28 W left arrow --
  • TDP (PL2)
    64 W / 28 s left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1165G7 and Intel Core i7-1165G7, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    5.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-1165G7 and Intel Core i7-8700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1504
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1209
Intel Core i7-8700K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
6070
Intel Core i7-1165G7
8960
Intel Core i7-8700K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
561
Intel Core i7-1165G7
487
Intel Core i7-8700K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2234
Intel Core i7-1165G7
3689
Intel Core i7-8700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1488
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1283
Intel Core i7-8700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5874
Intel Core i7-1165G7
6693
Intel Core i7-8700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1933
Intel Core i7-1165G7
461
Intel Core i7-8700K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10425
Intel Core i7-1165G7
16265
Intel Core i7-8700K

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