i3-1115G4 vs i7-1185G7

Place in the ranking	1041	1465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	22.07	12.88
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	96	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Core i3-1115G4.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

i7-1185G7 6.53
+71.4%

i3-1115G4 3.81

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.

i7-1185G7 10370
+71.5%

i3-1115G4 6046

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-1185G7 1737
+11.1%

i3-1115G4 1564

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-1185G7 5326
+74.6%

i3-1115G4 3050

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-1185G7 8872
+10.7%

i3-1115G4 8018

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-1185G7 27025
+66.2%

i3-1115G4 16265

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-1185G7 9108
+43.9%

i3-1115G4 6331

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-1185G7 5.78
+103%

i3-1115G4 11.76

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-1185G7 866
+80.2%

i3-1115G4 481

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-1185G7 217
+14.2%

i3-1115G4 190

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-1185G7 5.8
+107%

i3-1115G4 2.8

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

i7-1185G7 47
+77.9%

i3-1115G4 26

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

i7-1185G7 199
+40.4%

i3-1115G4 142