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Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1195G7

Intel Core i3-1215U

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The Intel Core i3-1215U is a mid-range mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 8 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.2 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 10 MB L3-cache. Compared to the faster i5 and i7 models, the i3 does not include vPro features.

Performance

The average 1215U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 3 5300U and also the Core i7-1185G7, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is decent enough of a result, as of late 2022. For an entry-level CPU, that is.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is, and how high the CPU power limits are.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 64 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.1 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. Turbo power (PL2) and the whole SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Core i7-1195G7

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The Intel Core i7-1195G7 is a quad-core SoC from the Tiger Lake-UP3 product family designed for thin laptops and Ultrabooks that was introduced in 2021. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). The base clock (minimum) depends on the configured TDP and can range from 1.3 GHz (12 Watt TDP) up to 2.9 GHz (28 W). The Turbo on one core can reach up to 5 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.0). All cores can reach up to 4.6 GHz. The i7-1195G7 is part of the Tiger Lake UP3 refresh and is the fastest CPU of the Tiger-Lake U line.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs supports four lanes of PCIe 4, AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

The 1195G7 integrates the Intel Iris Xe graphics adapter with 96 EUs clocked at 400 - 1400 MHz. The GPU and CPU can together use the 12 MB of L3 cache.

Performance

The average 1195G7 in our database matches the Intel Core i5-10300H in multi-thread performance while, perhaps surprisingly, lagging behind the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U. The makes the i7 a decent lower mid-range chip, as of early 2022. It'll run most apps with virtually no delays or slowdowns which is what the vast majority of users wants.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of slightly more than 30 W, the VAIO SX14 VJS144X0111K is among the fastest laptops built around the 1195G7 that we know of. It can be about 40% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a default TDP of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, that's a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The i7-1195G7 is built with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for below average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i3-1215UIntel Core i7-1195G7
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameAlder Lake-UTiger Lake-UP3
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-UP3
Intel Core i7-1265U compare1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U compare1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U compare1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U compare0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U « 0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505 compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500 compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7305 compare0.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7300 compare0.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1195G7 « 2.9 - 5 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1185G7 compare3 - 4.8 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1165G7 compare2.8 - 4.7 GHz4 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1155G7 compare2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1145G7 compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1135G7 compare2.4 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1125G4 compare2 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1115G4 compare3 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock900 - 4400 MHz2900 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache544 KB320 KB
L2 Cache5 MB5 MB
L3 Cache10 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt28 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1449
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 4 GT/s, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1100 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (400 - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-1215U
34.3 pt (48%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-1195G7
34.9 pt (48%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
89 Points (62%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
307 Points (6%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4561     avg: 5182     median: 5181.5 (5%)     max: 5802 Points
min: 3142     avg: 5022     median: 5337 (5%)     max: 6806 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1442     avg: 1512     median: 1511.5 (64%)     max: 1581 Points
min: 1290     avg: 1457     median: 1455 (62%)     max: 1624 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 557     avg: 582     median: 581.5 (65%)     max: 606 Points
min: 498     avg: 563     median: 559 (62%)     max: 620 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1734     avg: 1966     median: 1966 (5%)     max: 2198 Points
min: 1212     avg: 1907     median: 1932 (5%)     max: 2590 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 786     avg: 809     median: 809 (5%)     max: 832 Points
min: 574     avg: 853     median: 940 (6%)     max: 999 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 208     avg: 217.5     median: 217.5 (66%)     max: 227 Points
min: 198     avg: 221.4     median: 222 (67%)     max: 238 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11 Points (14%)
10.6 Points (14%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.8 Points (69%)
2.7 Points (67%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7879 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
19430 Points (14%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
40308 Points (28%)
40873 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12816 Points (16%)
12384 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
98.3 s (1%)
281.4 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
8.2 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7944 Points (13%)
6334 Points (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 20873     avg: 22883     median: 22883 (13%)     max: 24893 MIPS
min: 17053     avg: 23469     median: 24669 (14%)     max: 26183 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4934     avg: 5032     median: 5031.5 (60%)     max: 5129 MIPS
min: 5059     avg: 5409     median: 5386 (64%)     max: 5890 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
50.1 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
199.3 fps (46%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.31     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (9%)     max: 5.33 fps
min: 4.23     avg: 6.5     median: 6.6 (12%)     max: 8.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
0.6 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
1 GB/s (17%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.6 GB/s (30%)
6.4 GB/s (17%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 1246     avg: 1250     median: 1249.5 (16%)     max: 1253 Seconds
min: 1058     avg: 1105     median: 1105 (14%)     max: 1152 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 645     avg: 665     median: 664.5 (5%)     max: 684 Seconds
min: 473     avg: 691     median: 597.5 (4%)     max: 1211 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.547     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
min: 0.53     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.611 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
0 Points (0%)
9989 Points (21%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.8 s (1%)
14.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
372.4 s (2%)
354.2 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7942     avg: 9992     median: 9991.5 (27%)     max: 12041 Points
min: 6684     avg: 10304     median: 10438.5 (28%)     max: 13153 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
58615 Points (48%)
min: 63087     avg: 67596     median: 67595.5 (55%)     max: 72104 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
58454 Points (47%)
min: 64343     avg: 67940     median: 67939.5 (55%)     max: 71536 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 65247     avg: 71962     median: 71962 (61%)     max: 78677 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
7972 Points (20%)
min: 5428     avg: 8477     median: 8745 (22%)     max: 10705 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10502     avg: 12516     median: 12516 (22%)     max: 14530 Points
min: 7982     avg: 12497     median: 13225 (24%)     max: 15514 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3321     avg: 3539     median: 3539 (15%)     max: 3757 Points
min: 2687     avg: 4165     median: 4266 (18%)     max: 5913 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2082 Points (56%)
min: 1896     avg: 2064     median: 2064 (56%)     max: 2232 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
5213 Points (21%)
min: 7596     avg: 7644     median: 7644 (30%)     max: 7692 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1506     avg: 1539     median: 1539 (65%)     max: 1572 Points
min: 1519     avg: 1569     median: 1536 (65%)     max: 1649 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4502     avg: 5259     median: 5258.5 (9%)     max: 6015 Points
min: 4241     avg: 4940     median: 4734 (8%)     max: 6349 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1501 Points (7%)
min: 1575     avg: 1606     median: 1605.5 (7%)     max: 1636 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
6005 Points (19%)
min: 4683     avg: 5066     median: 5066 (16%)     max: 5449 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6801 Points (68%)
min: 6818     avg: 6894     median: 6894 (69%)     max: 6970 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
23138 Points (25%)
min: 18904     avg: 20630     median: 20629.5 (23%)     max: 22355 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 607     avg: 608     median: 608 (1%)     max: 609 ms
min: 594     avg: 664     median: 612 (1%)     max: 1047 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
118.3 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
78716 Points (69%)
69945 Points (61%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215     avg: 237.5     median: 237.5 (68%)     max: 260 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 256     avg: 312     median: 312 (65%)     max: 368 Points
min: 195     avg: 255     median: 261 (54%)     max: 271 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1201     avg: 1267     median: 1267 (49%)     max: 1333 Points
min: 1341     avg: 1412     median: 1435 (55%)     max: 1460 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28.1     avg: 31.1     median: 31.1 (5%)     max: 34 Watt
min: 15.6     avg: 40.8     median: 36.7 (6%)     max: 65.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 33     avg: 40.5     median: 40.5 (7%)     max: 47.9 Watt
min: 18.4     avg: 46     median: 49.3 (9%)     max: 66 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.9     avg: 4.3     median: 4.3 (3%)     max: 4.68 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.41     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (6%)     max: 6.07 Watt
min: 3.32     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (4%)     max: 4.34 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.4     avg: 20.6     median: 20.6 (15%)     max: 23.8 Points per Watt
min: 15.1     avg: 21.6     median: 20 (15%)     max: 35.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-1215U → 100% n=43

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-1195G7 → 99% n=43

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