Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Intel Core i5-1155G7

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-1155G7
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core i5-1155G7

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U or Intel Core i5-1155G7 - 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 Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core i5-1155G7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1155G7 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (9) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
1 Generation 11
Meteor Lake U Architecture Tiger Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Intel Core i5-1155G7 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Core i5-1155G7
12 Cores 4
14 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

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 Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Core i5-1155G7
Intel AI engine AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
5 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 4
64 Compute units 80
512 Shader 640
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.2 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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake)
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1155G7 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Core i5-1155G7
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 4
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-1155G7 is 15 W.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Core i5-1155G7
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 28 W
12 W TDP down 12 W
110 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-1155G7 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Core i5-1155G7
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 2049 Socket BGA 1526
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 309 $
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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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
1673 (84%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1419 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5318 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1751 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5668 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
10302 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Core i5-1155G7
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2548 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core i5-1155G7
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