Intel Core i5-1145G7 vs Intel Core i7-1355U

Core i5-1145G7 vs Core i7-1355U benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-1355U is faster than the Core i5-1145G7. Despite this, the Core i5-1145G7 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-1355U has significantly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i5-1145G7 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-1145G7. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-1145G7 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1355U. Despite this, the Core i7-1355U has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-1145G7 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.