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Intel Core i5-1135G7: A Universal Processor for Mobile Tasks

Analysis of capabilities and practical recommendations for users in 2025

1. Architecture and Process Technology: What's Inside?

The Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, released in 2020, remains relevant in the budget segment of laptops due to its balanced architecture.

Cores, Threads, and Cache

- 4 cores and 8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading.

- Base frequency: 2.4 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 4.2 GHz (single core). In multi-threaded workloads, the frequency holds at around 3.8–4.0 GHz.

- L3 Cache: 8 MB — sufficient for office applications and light creativity.

10 nm SuperFin: The Evolution of Process Technology

The 10 nm SuperFin process technology has reduced power consumption and increased transistor density. This is especially noticeable in the integrated Iris Xe graphics (80 EU), which are 30% faster than the previous generation (Ice Lake).

iGPU Features

- Support for DirectX 12, AV1 decoding (relevant for 4K streaming).

- Ability to connect two 4K/60 Hz monitors.

- In gaming: comfortable operation at 1080p resolution on low or medium settings (for example, CS:GO — 60–70 FPS, Fortnite — 40–50 FPS).

2. Power Consumption and TDP: The Balance Between Power and Battery Life

TDP of 28 W indicates that the processor is designed for thin laptops with active cooling. However, actual consumption depends on the load:

- In idle mode: 2–5 W.

- Under maximum load (rendering, gaming): up to 35–40 W (with Turbo Boost support).

Recommendation: In ultrabooks with passive cooling (e.g., Acer Swift 3), TDP is often limited to 15–20 W to reduce heat, which affects performance.

3. Performance: Real-World Scenarios

Office Work and Multitasking

- Running 20+ tabs in Chrome + Microsoft Teams + Excel — without lag.

- Geekbench 6: 1603 (Single-Core), 4582 (Multi-Core) — sufficient even for light programming (VS Code, Python).

Multimedia

- Converting a 30-minute 1080p video in HandBrake: ~12–15 minutes (versus 8–10 minutes for the Ryzen 5 5600U).

- Editing photos in Lightroom: processing 100 images in 3–4 minutes.

Gaming

- eSports titles: Dota 2 (1080p, medium settings) — 50–60 FPS.

- Modern AAA games: Cyberpunk 2077 (720p, low settings) — 25–30 FPS.

Turbo Mode: Maintains high frequencies for 2–3 minutes, then drops to 3.2–3.5 GHz due to overheating.

4. Use Cases: Who is the i5-1135G7 Suitable For?

- Students and freelancers: Working with documents, Zoom conferences, light video editing.

- Travelers: Compact laptops weighing up to 1.3 kg (e.g., Lenovo Yoga 7i).

- Casual gamers: Games like The Sims 4 or Minecraft.

Not suitable for:

- 3D modeling in Blender.

- Streaming games in high quality.

5. Battery Life: How Long Will the Laptop Last?

- Under load (gaming, rendering): 2–3 hours.

- In office mode (brightness at 50%, Wi-Fi): 6–8 hours (depends on battery capacity).

Power-saving technologies:

- Intel Dynamic Tuning 2.0: Adapts power consumption based on task.

- Connected Standby: Quick wake from sleep without battery drain.

Example: A laptop with a 60 Wh battery (HP Pavilion 14) lasts about 7 hours during web surfing.

6. Comparison with Competitors

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (Zen 2, 7 nm)

- Pros: Better multi-threading (6 cores), lower laptop prices ($600–$800).

- Cons: Weaker graphics (Vega 7), poorer single-thread performance.

Apple M1

- Pros: Record battery life (up to 15 hours), cool operation.

- Cons: Limited compatibility with Windows programs.

Intel Core i5-1235U (Alder Lake, 2023)

- Pros: +20% multi-threading, DDR5 support.

- Cons: Laptops are 20–30% more expensive ($900–$1100).

7. Pros and Cons

Strengths:

- Best-in-class integrated graphics.

- Support for Thunderbolt 4 for fast peripherals.

- Optimization for Windows 11.

Weaknesses:

- Heating under prolonged load.

- Limited future-proofing (4 cores in 2025 is the minimum for multitasking).

8. Recommendations for Laptop Selection

- Device type: Ultrabook (ASUS ZenBook 14) or 2-in-1 hybrid (HP Spectre x360).

- What to look for:

- Cooling: Dual fans are better than one.

- Display: IPS matrix with a resolution of at least 1920×1080.

- Ports: Ideally include USB-C with Power Delivery.

- Budget: $700–$1000 (new models in 2025).

9. Final Conclusion

The Intel Core i5-1135G7 is a solid choice for those looking for a versatile laptop without overpaying. It handles work, studies, and light entertainment, but is not designed for professional workloads. In 2025, such devices are worth purchasing in the budget ultrabook segment — for example, Dell Inspiron 15 or Acer Swift 3.

Key benefits:

- Affordable price (laptops from $700).

- Good graphics for casual gaming.

- Portability and adequate battery life.

If you plan to use the laptop for 4–5 years, consider looking at newer models with 6-core CPUs. But for tasks spanning 2–3 years, the i5-1135G7 remains a reliable option.

Basic

Label Name

Intel

Platform

Mobile

Launch Date

September 2020

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

i5-1135G7

Code Name

Tiger Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

4.20 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

2.0

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Yes

L3 Cache

8 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCBGA1449

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

10 nm SuperFin

TDP

28 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

64-bit

Microprocessor PCIe Revision

Gen 4

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-3200 | LPDDR4x-4267

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

4 GT/s

ECC Memory Supported

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

1.30 GHz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

12.1

Execution Units

The Execution Unit is the foundational building block of Intel’s graphics architecture. Execution Units are compute processors optimized for simultaneous Multi-Threading for high throughput compute power.

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

7680x4320@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096x2304@60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

Graphics Output

Graphics Output defines the interfaces available to communicate with display devices.

eDP 1.4b | MIPI-DSI 2.0 | DP 1.4 | HDMI 2.0b

Miscellaneous

Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) on CPU

A new set of embedded processor technologies designed to accelerate AI deep learning use cases. It extends Intel AVX-512 with a new Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) that significantly increases deep learning inference performance over previous generations.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Yes

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512

Cache

CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Yes

Intel High Definition Audio

Yes

Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) provides a common, robust method of hot plug and LED management for NVMe-based solid state drives.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Yes

Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

CET - Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) helps protect against the misuse of legitimate code snippets through return-oriented programming (ROP) control-flow hijacking attacks.

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.6

OpenCL Support

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for heterogeneous parallel programming.

3.0

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

Single Core Score

1603

Geekbench 6

Multi Core Score

4582

Geekbench 5

Single Core Score

1261

Geekbench 5

Multi Core Score

4043

Passmark CPU

Single Core Score

2698

Passmark CPU

Multi Core Score

9875

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Core i7-11370H

1730 +7.9%

Core i7-9700KF

1659 +3.5%

Core i5-1135G7

1603

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

1548 -3.4%

Core i3-10105

1489 -7.1%

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon E-2274G

5148 +12.4%

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

4853 +5.9%

Core i5-1135G7

4582

Xeon E3-1283L v4

4282 -6.5%

Xeon D-1553N

4066 -11.3%

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Core i9-10900KF

1342 +6.4%

Core i5-11500T

1298 +2.9%

Core i5-1135G7

1261

Xeon W-1250P

1215 -3.6%

Core i9-10900T

1183 -6.2%

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Core i5-9500T

4502 +11.4%

Xeon E3-1275 v6

4291 +6.1%

Core i5-1135G7

4043

Xeon Gold 6256

3857 -4.6%

Xeon E3-1230 v5

3710 -8.2%

Passmark CPU Single Core

Xeon E-2274G

2777 +2.9%

Xeon W-2275

2740 +1.6%

Core i5-1135G7

2698

EPYC 7573X

2663 -1.3%

EPYC 7713P

2617 -3%

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Core i7-1365URE

10769 +9.1%

Core i7-5930K

10345 +4.8%

Core i5-1135G7

9875

Pentium Gold 8505

9372 -5.1%

Xeon E3-1280 v6

9028 -8.6%