Intel Core i3-1125G4 vs Intel Core i7-7700K. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  11 7
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1100G/11000U Intel Core i 7000
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Core i7-6700K
• Successor
  -- Intel Core i7-8700K

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
  2.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.70 GHz 4.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  3.30 GHz 4.40 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

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 UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) Intel HD Graphics 630
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.25 GHz 1.15 GHz
• Execution units
  48 24
• Shader
  384 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Generation
  11 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q2/2016

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i3-1125G4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  4 16

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1125G4 and Intel Core i7-7700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 91 W
• TDP up
  28 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1125G4 and Intel Core i3-1125G4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Tiger Lake U Kaby Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1526 LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2017