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Tiger Lake

Intel microprocessor family

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Tiger Lake is Intel's codename for the 11th generation Intel Core mobile processors based on the Willow Cove Core microarchitecture, manufactured using Intel's third-generation 10 nm process node known as 10SF ("10 nm SuperFin"). Tiger Lake replaces the Ice Lake family of mobile processors, representing an optimization step in Intel's process-architecture-optimization model.

Tiger Lake processors launched on September 2, 2020. They are part of the Tiger Lake-U family (however, they end with the suffixes -G4 and -G7 instead of -U) and include dual-core and quad-core 9 W (7-15 W) TDP and 15 W (12-28 W) TDP models. They power 2020 Intel Evo laptops. The quad-core 96 EU die measures 13.6 × 10.7 mm (146.1 mm2), which is 19.2% wider than the 11.4 × 10.7 mm (122.5 mm2) quad-core 64 EU Ice Lake die. The 8-core 32 EU die used in Tiger Lake-H is around 190 mm2. Laptops based on Tiger Lake started to sell in October 2020.

The Tiger Lake-H35 processors were launched on January 11, 2021. These quad-core processors are designed for "ultraportable gaming" laptops with 28-35 W TDP. Intel officially launched the 11th generation Intel Core-H series and Xeon W-11000M series on May 11, 2021 and announced the 11th generation Intel Core Tiger Lake Refresh series (1195G7 and 1155G7) on May 30, 2021.

01Features

CPU

GPU

  • Intel Xe-LP ("Gen12") GPU with up to 96 execution units (from Ice Lake's 64), also released as a standalone GPU, the DG1
  • Support for FP64 was removed
  • Fixed-function hardware decoding for HEVC 12-bit, 4:2:2/4:4:4; VP9 12-bit 4:4:4 and AV1 8K 10-bit 4:2:0
  • Support for a single 8K 12-bit HDR display or two 4K 10-bit HDR displays
  • Hardware accelerated Dolby Vision
  • Sampler Feedback support
  • Dual Queue Support

IPU

  • Image Processing Unit, a special co-processor to improve image and video capture quality
  • Not available on embedded models
  • Initially there were i7-1165G7, i5-1135G7, i3-1125G4 and i3-1115G4 models with no IPU but later embedded processors were introduced instead

I/O

  • PCI Express 4.0 (Pentium and Celeron CPUs are limited to PCI Express 3.0)
  • Integrated Thunderbolt 4 (includes USB4)
  • LPDDR4X-4267 memory support, except on desktop processors
  • LPDDR5-5400 "architecture capability" (Intel expected Tiger Lake products with LPDDR5 RAM to be available around Q1 2021 but no companies ever released them)
  • Miniaturization of CPU and motherboard into an M.2 SSD-sized small circuit board

Hardware telemetry

  • Added Intel Platform Monitoring Technology

02List of Tiger Lake CPUs

Mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H)

  • All models support DDR4-3200 memory
  • All models support 20 reconfigurable PCI Express 4.0 lanes, allowing x16 Gen 4 link for discrete GPU and x4 Gen 4 link for M.2 SSDs
Processor
branding		 Model Cores
(threads)		 Base freq at TDP (GHz) Turbo freq,
active cores (GHz)		 UHD Graphics Smart
cache		 TDP Price
@35 W @45 W @65 W 1 or 2 4 6 All EUs Max freq
(GHz)
Core i9 11980HK 8 (16) , N/a 2.6 3.3 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.5 32 1.45 24 MB 45-65 W $583
Xeon W 11955M vPro 2.1 , N/a 35-45 W $623
Core i9 11950H vPro $556
11900H 2.5 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.4 $546
Core i7 11850H vPro 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 $395
11800H 1.9 2.3 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2
Xeon W 11855M vPro 6 (12) 2.6 3.2 4.9 4.7 4.4 18 MB $450
Core i7 11600H 2.5 2.9 4.6 $395
Core i5 11500H vPro 2.4 2.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 12 MB $250
11400H 2.2 2.7 4.5 4.3 4.1 16
11260H 2.1 2.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 1.40

Mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H35)

  • All models support DDR4-3200 or LPDDR4X-4267 memory
Processor
branding		 Model Cores
(threads)		 Base freq at TDP Max Turbo freq
active cores		 Iris Xe Graphics Smart
cache		 TDP Price
@28 W @35 W 1 2 All EUs Max freq
Core i7 11390H 4 (8) 2.9 GHz 3.4 GHz 5.0 GHz 4.6 GHz 96 1.40 GHz 12 MB 28-35 W $426
11375H 3.0 GHz 3.3 GHz 5.0 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.3 GHz 1.35 GHz $482
11370H 4.8 GHz $426
Core i5 11320H 2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz 4.5 GHz 8 MB $309
11300H 2.6 GHz 3.1 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.0 GHz 80 1.30 GHz

Mobile processors (UP3-class)

Processor
branding		 Model Cores
(threads)		 Base freq at TDP Max Turbo freq GPU Smart
cache		 TDP Memory
support		 Price
@12 W @15 W @28 W 1 Core All Cores Model EUs Max freq
Core i7 1195G7 4 (8) 1.3 GHz 2.9 GHz 5.0 GHz 4.6 GHz Iris Xe 96 1.40 GHz 12 MB 12-28 W DDR4-3200

LPDDR4X-4267

 $426
1185G7 vPro 1.2 GHz 1.8 GHz 3.0 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.3 GHz 1.35 GHz
1165G7 1.2 GHz 1.7 GHz 2.8 GHz 4.7 GHz 4.1 GHz 1.30 GHz
Core i5 1155G7 1.0 GHz 2.5 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz 80 1.35 GHz 8 MB $309
1145G7 vPro 1.1 GHz 1.5 GHz 2.6 GHz 4.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 1.30 GHz
1135G7 0.9 GHz 1.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 4.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Core i3 1125G4 2.0 GHz 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz UHD 48 1.25 GHz DDR4-3200

LPDDR4X-3733

 $281
1115G4 2 (4) 1.7 GHz 2.2 GHz 3.0 GHz 4.1 GHz 6 MB
Pentium Gold 7505 , N/a 2.0 GHz , N/a 3.5 GHz 4 MB 15 W $161
Celeron 6305 2 (2) 1.8 GHz , N/a $107

Embedded mobile processors (UP3-class)

Processor

branding

 Model Cores

(threads)

 Base freq at TDP Max

Turbo freq

 GPU Smart

cache

 TDP Memory support Price
@12 W @15 W @28 W Model EUs Max freq Type ECC
Core i7 1185GRE vPro 4 (8) 1.2 GHz 1.8 GHz 2.8 GHz 4.4 GHz Iris Xe 96 1.35 GHz 12 MB 15 W DDR4-3200

LPDDR4X-4267

 Yes $490
1185G7E vPro No $431
Core i5 1145GRE vPro 1.1 GHz 1.5 GHz 2.6 GHz 4.1 GHz 80 1.30 GHz 8 MB Yes $362
1145G7E vPro No $312
Core i3 1115GRE 2 (4) 1.7 GHz 2.2 GHz 3.0 GHz 3.9 GHz UHD 48 1.25 GHz 6 MB DDR4-3200

LPDDR4X-3733

 Yes $338
1115G4E No $285
Celeron 6305E 2 (2) , N/a 1.8 GHz , N/a , N/a 4 MB No $107

Mobile processors (UP4-class)

  • TDP: 7-15W
  • Memory support: LPDDR4X-4267
Processor
branding		 Model Cores
(threads)		 Base freq at TDP Max Turbo freq GPU Smart
cache		 Price
@7 W @9 W @15 W 1 Core All Cores Model EUs Max freq
Core i7 1180G7 vPro 4 (8) 0.9 GHz 1.3 GHz 2.2 GHz 4.6 GHz 3.7 GHz Iris Xe 96 1.10 GHz 12 MB $426
1160G7 1.2 GHz 2.1 GHz 4.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Core i5 1140G7 vPro 0.8 GHz 1.8 GHz 4.2 GHz 80 8 MB $309
1130G7 1.1 GHz 4.0 GHz 3.4 GHz
Core i3 1120G4 1.5 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.0 GHz UHD 48 $281
1110G4 2 (4) 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz 3.9 GHz 6 MB

Desktop processors (Tiger Lake-B)

  • Socket: FCBGA1787, a BGA socket, thus these CPUs are meant only for system integrators
  • Intel Xe UHD Graphics
  • Up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 memory
Processor
branding		 Model Cores
(threads)		 Base
clock
(GHz)		 Boost
clock
(GHz)		 L3
Cache		 TDP GPU
EUs		 GPU
Max freq		 Price
Core i9 11900KB 8 (16) 3.3 4.9 24 MB 55-65 W 32 1.45 GHz $539
Core i7 11700B 3.2 4.8
Core i5 11500B 6 (12) 3.3 4.6 12 MB 65 W
Core i3 11100B 4 (8) 3.6 4.4 16 1.4 GHz
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