Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i7-1165G7

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-1165G7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.40
+237%
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.90

Core i7-1165G7 outperforms Pentium Gold 6500Y by a whopping 237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10541964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIce Lakeno data
Power efficiency21.6335.96
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date2 September 2020 (4 years ago)1 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1449BGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz900 MHz
Execution Units9623

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1610

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-1165G7 6.40
+237%
Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.90

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-1165G7 10166
+237%
Pentium Gold 6500Y 3015

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.40 1.90
Recency 2 September 2020 1 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 5 Watt

i7-1165G7 has a 236.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Gold 6500Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 460% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-1165G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6500Y in performance tests.


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