AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Intel Core i7-1260P

Last updated: 2023-09-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z		Intel Core i7-1260P
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z or Intel Core i7-1260P - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.73 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z was released in Q2/2022. The Intel Core i7-1260P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1260P was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
5	Generation	12
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-1360P

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1260P has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.70 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1260P
8	Cores	12
16	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz) 8x Zen 3+	A-Core	2.10 GHz (4.70 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz) 8x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1260P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
2.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
2.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.40 GHz
9	GPU Generation	13
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
12	Compute units	96
768	Shader	768
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

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.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1260P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1260P
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	9.00 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	18.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	28
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-1260P is 28 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1260P
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	64 W
28 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1260P cache has a total of 27.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1260P
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP7	Socket	BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (94%)

Intel Core i7-1260P (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (100%)

Intel Core i7-1260P (84%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	1613 (91%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1773 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	14369 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	11420 (79%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	1526 (95%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1607 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	8883 (98%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	9088 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	589 (96%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	612 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	5534 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	4017 (73%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz	3379 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz	2146 (64%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	21025 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	17345 (82%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	73 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	300 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	2151 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	7655 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	235 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	1778 (100%)

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