Core i5-8600T vs Core i5-1145G7

The Core i5-8600T packs 6 cores / 6 threads, while the Core i5-1145G7 offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Core i5-8600T has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.7 GHz on the Core i5-8600T versus 4.4 GHz on the Core i5-1145G7 — a 17.3% clock advantage for the Core i5-1145G7 (base: 2.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Core i5-8600T uses the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i5-1145G7 uses Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021) (10 nm SuperFin). In PassMark, the Core i5-8600T scores 9,201 against the Core i5-1145G7's 9,266 — a 0.7% lead for the Core i5-1145G7. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 4,633 vs 5,195 (11.4% advantage for the Core i5-1145G7). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,224 vs 1,653, a 29.8% lead for the Core i5-1145G7 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 4,470 vs 4,764 (6.4% advantage for the Core i5-1145G7). L3 cache: 9 MB (total) on the Core i5-8600T vs 8 MB (total) on the Core i5-1145G7.

The Core i5-8600T uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-1145G7 uses FCBGA1449 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-2666 memory speed. The Core i5-8600T supports up to 128 GB of RAM compared to 64 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: H310,B360,H370,Q370,Z370,Z390 (Core i5-8600T) and SoC (Core i5-1145G7).

Only the Core i5-1145G7 supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: Yes (Core i5-8600T) vs VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i5-1145G7). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 630 (Core i5-8600T) and Iris Xe Graphics (80 EU) (Core i5-1145G7) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-1145G7 targets Business. Direct competitor: Core i5-1145G7 rivals Core i5-1135G7.