Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

Last updated: 2023-09-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-1260U		AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-1260U or AMD Ryzen 7 6800U - 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 i7-1260U 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 i7-1260U was released in Q1/2022. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U has 8 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 AMD Ryzen 7 6800U was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
12	Generation	5
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-1260U is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).
Intel Core i7-1260U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
10	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz) 2x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz) 8x Zen 3+
0.80 GHz (3.50 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 i7-1260U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
--	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 96 (Alder Lake)	GPU	AMD Radeon 680M
0.25 GHz	GPU frequency	2.00 GHz
0.95 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
13	GPU Generation	9
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
4	Max. displays	3
96	Compute units	12
768	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12

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	AMD Radeon 680M
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	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-1260U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-1260U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.50 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
28	PCIe lanes	12
55.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-1260U has a TDP of 9 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U is 15 W.
Intel Core i7-1260U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
9 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
29 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	28 W
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-1260U has a 18.50 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U cache has a total of 20.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-1260U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1744	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-1260U (100%)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (89%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-1260U (76%)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1745 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1475 (85%)

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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6788 (65%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	10412 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1596 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1517 (95%)

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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6874 (94%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	7335 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	2115 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1861 (88%)

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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6296 (80%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	7896 (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 i7-1260U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 0.95 GHz	1456 (43%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz	3379 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	13307 (65%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	20615 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	83 (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.


	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	574 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	575 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	4122 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	237 (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 i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	1755 (100%)

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