Intel’s Tiger Lake 11th Gen Core i7-1185G7 Review and Deep Dive: Baskin’ for the Exotic
by Dr. Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on September 17, 2020 9:35 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- Intel
- 10nm
- Tiger Lake
- Xe-LP
- Willow Cove
- SuperFin
- 11th Gen
- i7-1185G7
- Tiger King
Xe-LP GPU Performance: Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Deus Ex is a franchise with a wide level of popularity. Despite the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (DEMD) version being released in 2016, it has often been heralded as a game that taxes the CPU. It uses the Dawn Engine to create a very complex first-person action game with science-fiction based weapons and interfaces. The game combines first-person, stealth, and role-playing elements, with the game set in Prague, dealing with themes of transhumanism, conspiracy theories, and a cyberpunk future. The game allows the player to select their own path (stealth, gun-toting maniac) and offers multiple solutions to its puzzles.
DEMD has an in-game benchmark, an on-rails look around an environment showcasing some of the game’s most stunning effects, such as lighting, texturing, and others. Even in 2020, it’s still an impressive graphical showcase when everything is jumped up to the max.
At the minimum settings, all of the integrated graphics are easily playable, with AMD winning at 15 W but the 28 W Tiger Lake goes a bit above that, within reaching distance of the desktop APU. At a more regular 1080p Maximum, the 20 FPS is perhaps a bit too slow for regular gameplay.
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Spunjji - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Really not sure what you're chatting about here - the Renoir system on test uses LPDDR4X at the same frequency as the TGL system.The only really relevant query would be over the thermal design of the system, but even then, the power consumption charts (did you check them?) show that the TGL system sticks to its limits in 15W mode.
Basically it feels like you're scrabbling for complaints that aren't really justified.
proflogic - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
*yawn* Looks like I'll skip another generation. It looks like PCIE ACS started getting into root ports with ICL, so I was hoping for more impressive performance gains with TGL (probably shouldn't have expected much with still having 4 cores). For my intended workloads, this generation isn't worth the investment. YMMV.I'm probably waiting for whenever AMD gets USB4 into their platform.
ksec - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Those GPU benchmarks looks very strange. And some are missing the AMD 15W variants others are missing Intels.....So the graph looks very unbalanced.
IanCutress - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Limited time to test. I set the gaming benchmark script to run overnight, and until I actually look at the output data, I won't know if a particular test has failed or not run properly. Then Intel asked for the system back on Sunday.I technically went on holiday from Monday (booked ages ago), had to take the Lenovo AMD laptop with me to test in the hotel room, and lost two days of holiday to writing up the review. Turns out in the middle of nowhere you can't really download borderlands 3 in a reasonable time scale.
ksec - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Thanks Ian on the hard work.I dont know how the publisher or other people thinks. Personally I wish this would be first thing spelled out in the article. It also felt like Intel is rushing things a little bit this time.asfletch - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Wow you can still travel? Not sure whether envious...(Australian here, locked down to 5km radius).Spunjji - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Damn! That's dedication, but I sincerely hope you get some proper time out soon to make up for it. 👍MCPicoli - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Locking security fixes behind "premium" versions? How about NO?ballsystemlord - Saturday, September 19, 2020 - link
I agree. Security only for businesses is stupid.WaltC - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Wake me in six months if and when you tag a retail unit to test...;) Intel is so thoughtful to send out unfinished units for Intel-managed reviews with pre-conditions and canned scenarios to try and make it appear to equal or exceed AMD's presently shipping, finished products. Yawn...what else is new?