Core i7-1195G7 vs Core i7-9750HF

The Core i7-1195G7 packs 4 cores / 8 threads, while the Core i7-9750HF offers 6 cores / 12 threads — the Core i7-9750HF has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 5 GHz on the Core i7-1195G7 versus 4.5 GHz on the Core i7-9750HF — a 10.5% clock advantage for the Core i7-1195G7 (base: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Core i7-1195G7 uses the Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021) architecture (10 nm SuperFin), while the Core i7-9750HF uses Coffee Lake-HR (2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Core i7-1195G7 scores 10,472 against the Core i7-9750HF's 10,393 — a 0.8% lead for the Core i7-1195G7. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 6,806 vs 6,915 (1.6% advantage for the Core i7-9750HF). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,930 vs 1,120, a 53.1% lead for the Core i7-1195G7 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 5,426 vs 5,149 (5.2% advantage for the Core i7-1195G7). Both processors carry 12 MB (total) of L3 cache.

The Core i7-1195G7 uses the FCBGA1449 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core i7-9750HF uses BGA1440 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 memory speed. The Core i7-9750HF 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: SoC (Core i7-1195G7) and HM370,QM370,CM246 (Core i7-9750HF).

Only the Core i7-1195G7 supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i7-1195G7) vs Yes (Core i7-9750HF). The Core i7-1195G7 includes integrated graphics (Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)), while the Core i7-9750HF requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-1195G7 targets Productivity. Direct competitor: Core i7-1195G7 rivals Ryzen 7 5700U.