Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs Intel Core i5-13420H

Core i7-1165G7 vs Core i5-13420H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-13420H performs better than the Core i7-1165G7. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1165G7 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-13420H has significantly more cores than the Core i7-1165G7. Indeed, the Core i5-13420H has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-1165G7. It also has more threads than the Core i7-1165G7. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-1165G7 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-13420H. Also, the Core i7-1165G7 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 i7-1165G7 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.