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Framework CPU: Choosing Intel i5-1135G7 vs i7-1165G7

As you know, the initial Framework Laptop offering has a choice between three CPUs, one i5 and two i7’s. The top-ranked i7 has vPro, which I do not need (and do not trust given Intel’s record), so I’m only looking at the Intel Core i5-1135G7 and the i7-1165G7. Intel CPUs are ubiquitous so there are lots of sites that compare “benchmark” numbers for these two processors. What’s interesting is the disparity amongst the reviews. The majority I’ve found states that there is about a 10-20% difference…

Did I choose the right Framework processor?

My understanding is that in almost all cases that comes down to one of three things, silicon lottery, margin of error for tests conducted, and thermal management on the laptop side. The first two are self-explanatory. For the last point, the higher boost comes with higher power draw, making the i7-1185g7 more susceptible to thermal throttling. Marginal, but enough that some laptops might suffer for putting the more powerful chip in there. Overall I’d hedge my bets that the primary source of slo…

TLDR i5 and i7 are largely similar, i7 gets you a bit of an iGPU performance boost, virtually no difference in performance between the two i7s