Intel Core i7-8665U vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Core i7-8665U vs Core i3-1005G1 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-8665U performs better than the Core i3-1005G1. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-8665U has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-1005G1 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-8665U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-8665U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-8665U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.