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Intel Core i7-1250U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i7-1250U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4 (13 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-05-02

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i7-1250U is a processor based on the Alder Lake U architecture. It is manufactured using the 10 nm process and is characterized by remarkable energy efficiency. This is a clear advantage for slim laptops or ultraportable devices. You get very reliable performance for most everyday tasks.

The integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) delivers consistently solid graphics performance. It is ideal for high-resolution media playback and also for light image editing. Even when using multiple applications simultaneously, the system remains surprisingly smooth. We appreciate this well-thought-out balance between performance and power consumption.

The processor has 7 MB Level 2 Cache and an additional 12 MB Level 3 Cache. These generous cache sizes contribute significantly to the fast responsiveness of the system. With a maximum memory bandwidth of 83 GB/s, data processing is also efficiently designed. The Intel Core i7-1250U proves to be a very good choice.

It offers consistent overall performance for more demanding office work or browsing the web.

High energy efficiency
Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96
Fast responsiveness due to generous cache
Reliable performance for daily use

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 154 / 584
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 279 / 578
In segment Notebook

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 4.50 GHz

1,746 pts

8C / 8T · 4.50 GHz

1,746 pts

10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz

1,745 pts

14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz

1,739 pts

12C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

1,739 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz

6,874 pts

6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz

6,813 pts

10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz

6,788 pts

6C / 12T · 3.40 GHz

6,784 pts

4C / 8T · 4.60 GHz

6,620 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 8T · 4.50 GHz

2,124

12C / 24T · 4.70 GHz

2,119

10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz

2,115

12C / 16T · 4.40 GHz

2,102

12C / 16T · 4.40 GHz

2,102

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 12T · 1.40 GHz

6,339

6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz

6,329

10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz

6,296

6C / 12T · 2.80 GHz

6,288

8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz

6,278

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz

1,603

8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

1,599

10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz

1,596

4C / 8T · 5.00 GHz

1,592

4C / 8T · 5.00 GHz

1,592

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 2.70 GHz

6,882

8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz

6,880

10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz

6,874

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

6,827

8C / 16T · 2.80 GHz

6,780

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)

1,383

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)

1,383

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)

1,379

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)

1,343

Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)

1,340

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
Architecture	Alder Lake U
Technology	10 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1744
Generation	12
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	10 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Golden Cove 1.10 - 4.70 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	8x Gracemont 0.80 - 3.50 GHz
L2-Cache	6.50 MB
L3-Cache	12.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency	0.25 - 0.90 GHz
CUs / Shader	96 / 768
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	4
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
Technology	10 nm
Release date	Q1/2022

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	64 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	9 W
TDP (PL2)	29 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2022
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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