Intel Core i7-1250U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i7-1250U features 10 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 12 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-1250U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1744 socket.
Name: Intel Core i7-1250U
Family: Intel Core i7
Group: Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 12

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1250U has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 1.1 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 10
Threads: 12
Cores A: 2x Golden Cove
Cores B: 8x Gracemont
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.1 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 0.8 GHz
A-Core Frequency Turbo: 4.7 GHz
B-Core Frequency Turbo: 3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-1250U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-1250U uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), which has 768 texture shaders and 96 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.9 GHz
Execution units: 96
Shaders: 768
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 13
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 9 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 9 W
TDP (PL2): 29 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1250U is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 12.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 6.5 MB
L3-Cache: 12.0 MB
Architecture: Alder Lake U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
13350
13350
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
13307
13307
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
13302
13302
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
13245
13245
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
13236
13236

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
6877
6877
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6874
6874
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6874
6874
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6874
6874
Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
6835
6835

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
6813
6813
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6788
6788
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6788
6788
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6788
6788
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
6784
6784

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-11500T
6C 12T @ 1.5 GHz
6306
6306
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6296
6296
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6296
6296
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6296
6296
Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
6288
6288

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
2119
2119
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
2115
2115
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
2115
2115
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
2115
2115
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
2104
2104

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1751
1751
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1745
1745
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
1688
1688

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1596
1596
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
1596
1596
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1596
1596
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
1596
1596
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1596
1596

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1383
1383
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1383
1383
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1379
1379
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1343
1343
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544
4C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
1331
1331