Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs Intel Core i7-8550U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-8550U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-8550U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1165G7 was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Core i7-8550U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8550U was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (7)
11 Generation 8
Tiger Lake U Architecture Kaby Lake U Refresh
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1165G7 is 2.80 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-8550U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8550U is at 1.80 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8550U
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8550U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-8550U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
96 Compute units 24
768 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-8550U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8550U
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 12
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-1165G7 is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-8550U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8550U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
64 W @ 28 s TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8550U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8550U
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1526 Socket BGA 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2017
426 $ Release price 385 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1504 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1032 (69%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5750 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4626 (80%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1488 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1037 (70%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5874 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2967 (51%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1809 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1296 (72%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5432 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3419 (63%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
561 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
354 (63%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
2234 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1211 (54%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1933 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (23%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
73 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
37 (51%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
10425 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5955 (57%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
530 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
378 (71%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2347 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1666 (71%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
61 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
189 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
671.5 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
167 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
564 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-8550U
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