Intel Core i7-1255UL vs Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

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Intel Core i7-1255UL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
Intel Core i7-1255UL Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1255UL or Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y - 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 i7-1255UL has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1255UL was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake U Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1255UL is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Intel Core i7-1255UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
10 Cores 16
12 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.10 GHz)
1.20 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-1255UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
96 Compute units --
768 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 96 (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 i7-1255UL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-1255UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
6.50 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 37.50 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
28 PCIe lanes 80
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-1255UL has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y is 185 W.

Intel Core i7-1255UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 185 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1255UL has a 18.50 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y cache has a total of 37.50 MB.

Intel Core i7-1255UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 4677
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, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 1517 $
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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 i7-1255UL Intel Core i7-1255UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1916 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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