Just out of curiosity, which CPU did everyone buy and why

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I got the i5 model. After looking at the benchmarks for both the i5-1135G7 and the i7-1165G7, the difference in performance wasn’t worth the extra 1/3 of the cost to me.

The i5-1135G7 is already very powerful. Since I mostly expect to use my laptop to do side tasks when I’m away from my main desktop computer, it’s actually a pretty good deal. Everything feels snappy and responsive yet it doesn’t get too hot.

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I7 1165G7 and very happy with it. I run Linux and (very occaisionally) Windows in a VM which made it an easier choice.
I was looking for maximum future-proof and like others the 1185 was waaay more expensive for very modest gains and I couldn’t justify it.

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i7-1165G7

Why:

  • primarily because I have a dislike of vPro for home use, I would not manage via vPro and would rather not have the increased attack surface via something I do not even use.
  • but also for cost, ~ 400€ more for a vPro that would not get used and 0,10 GHz speed bump felt like a waste of money to me.

Note though that even if the price was the same for 1165 and 1185, I would still have taken the one without vPro

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I got the i5 personally since the cost wasn’t worth the extra .5Ghz Boost clock for me. But a quick question, are the i7s binned? It could be a similar instance to where the 5950X takes less power then the 5900X because it’s binned. So I’m curious to see some power charts.

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i7-1165G7

The reason being that I don’t renew my laptops all that often, so can absorb the price (plus put it against my business) and I did want the slight boost in GPU ability. The 85G7 didn’t offer much over the 65G7 for me. I have to say I’m pretty impressed with the Iris GPU compared to old Intel efforts.

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Possibly an underrepresented opinion in this topic: I went with the i7-1185G7 specifically for vPro.

  1. My mainboard could eventually become a home server, and I want KVM/BMC capabilities. There may eventually be a Thunderbolt NIC with vPro passthrough support; barring that, a simple PCIe enclosure may suffice.
  2. It’s fun to have all the silly bells and whistled, and it has proven helpful for doing pre-boot work (mostly capturing screenshots) for my series on the Framework EC. :slight_smile:
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i7-1185g7, not for the vPro, but for the silicon binning / energy efficiency (and potentially more headroom for PL2 bursts).

Secondary reason: Might want the vPro in the future (same reason as DHowett).

(Though I do have some minor regret for not getting a mobile workstation for the same price. Little did I know what exactly I was signing up for with the Framework laptop)

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Decided the i5 would work well for me,

  1. I travel a lot for work, power efficiency was they key for me and from most posts here and elsewhere, this seems to be a good choice. USB-C charging was an added bonus for me as it allows for power banks (coming from a MagSafe system).
  2. The performance difference between the i5 and i7 for my use case seemed negligible enough.
  3. I’m moving back from a MacBook to an Intel and Linux setup and this seemed the best way to test this. In case this isn’t enough, I can always upgrade to 12th generation (assuming Framework will continue with the same form factor) or buy an i7 later if the i5 turns out to be not enough. I can convert the i5 to a home server and replace the Raspberry Pi.
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