Intel Core i5-1250P vs Intel Core i9-7900X

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1250P		Intel Core i9-7900X
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-1250P or Intel Core i9-7900X - 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 Intel Core i5-1250P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1250P was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i9-7900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7900X was released in Q2/2017.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000X (9)
12	Generation	7
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Skylake X
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-1350P	Successor	Intel Core i9-9900X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-1250P is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Core i9-7900X has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz).
Intel Core i5-1250P	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
12	Cores	10
16	Threads	20
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) 4x Golden Cove	A-Core	3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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.
Intel Core i5-1250P	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
--	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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
13	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
80	Compute units	--
640	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12.1	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-1250P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7900X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-1250P	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	85.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
9.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	14.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
28	PCIe lanes	44
55.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	43.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1250P has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Core i9-7900X is 140 W.
Intel Core i5-1250P	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
28 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	140 W
64 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-1250P has a 21.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7900X cache has a total of 14.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-1250P	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744	Socket	LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2017
--	Release price	989 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1250P (100%)

Intel Core i9-7900X (70%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1250P (87%)

Intel Core i9-7900X (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1688 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1222 (72%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	11280 (75%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	14998 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1564 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1133 (72%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	9136 (90%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	10199 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	2102 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1410 (67%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	8420 (92%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	9120 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	19493 (92%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	21190 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	461 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	5286 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz	1735 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	137.7 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	5530 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	188 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1250P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	2194 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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