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
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- 11th Gen
- i7-1185G7
- Tiger King
Xe-LP GPU Performance: Final Fantasy XV
Upon arriving to PC, Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition was given a graphical overhaul as it was ported over from console. As a fantasy RPG with a long history, the fruits of Square-Enix’s successful partnership with NVIDIA are on display. The game uses the internal Luminous Engine, and as with other Final Fantasy games, pushes the imagination of what we can do with the hardware underneath us. To that end, FFXV was one of the first games to promote the use of ‘video game landscape photography’, due in part to the extensive detail even at long range but also with the integration of NVIDIA’s Ansel software, that allowed for super-resolution imagery and post-processing effects to be applied.
In preparation for the launch of the game, Square Enix opted to release a standalone benchmark. Using the Final Fantasy XV standalone benchmark gives us a lengthy standardized sequence to record, although it should be noted that its heavy use of NVIDIA technology means that the Maximum setting has problems - it renders items off screen. To get around this, we use the standard preset which does not have these issues. We use the standard quality settings.
OK so testing at 8K was a complete accident. In that pure GPU limited scenario, Intel is ahead. When at 720p in a more standard combination of settings, Intel's 28 W goes above the 65 W desktop integrated graphics, but is behind when stuck in 15 W mode.
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MadManMark - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
I don't quite get the "sardine oil basting AMD" analogy?Is that some English thing, can you Britsplain the meaning for this ignorant Yank?
MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
ironically it's actually a super American pop culture reference: like some other things in the article it's a reference to something from Tiger Kinghuangcjz - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Ars Technica has disclosed that the system was made by MSI, and that it kinda resembles what will eventually become their Prestige 14 Evo system.Oxford Guy - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
"Kinda resembles" doesn't mean it might not have super special cooling to show the chip in an artificially good light.If that level of cooling isn't going to be in the market then the results are marketing distortion.
Oxford Guy - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link
Before anyone says it's can't be special ask yourself why there are special conditions, like photographing the inside, etc. etc. The review said the cooling is overbuilt and not something for the marketplace.Remember Intel's overbuilt fridge that it used to sucker people?
Spunjji - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Better cooling won't change the fact that it has a 15W power limit imposed for those particular tests, which Ian confirmed through testing - it just means that temperature won't be the limit. I really, really don't think this is a distorting factor for this comparison.If the OEMs put it into laptops that can't actually cool 15W, that's kind of on them. I suspect it'll happen (thought not as much as it happens with AMD designs, natch).
Oxford Guy - Sunday, September 20, 2020 - link
I really think you're likely wrong.Lower temperature means more work for those watts.
Oxford Guy - Sunday, September 20, 2020 - link
We are also familiar with Intel's "TDP" versus how much the machines actually draw.I don't trust any numerical claims from Intel. Verify then trust.
Spunjji - Sunday, September 20, 2020 - link
They verified the numbers...Eh. I give up.
asfletch - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link
Yeah Dave Lee recognised it as Prestige 14 shell too...wonder why the cloak+dagger...