Intel Core i7-1255U

Intel Core i7-1255U
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i7-1255U was launched by Intel in the first quarter of 2022 and comes from the mobile sector of Intels CPU program. It is only permanently installed and is based on the BGA 1744 socket.

The Intel Core i7-1255U from the Alder Lake U series is manufactured using the 10-nanometer process and is based on a big.LITTLE core architecture. Two performance cores (codename "Golden Cove") with hyperthreading are used here, which have a standard clock of 1.70 gigahertz and can increase to a clock rate of up to 4.70 gigahertz in turbo mode. The 2 performance cores are supported by 8 efficiency cores (codename "Gracemont"). These do not support hyperthreading and have a basic clock frequency of 1.20 gigahertz. The maximum turbo clock of 3.50 gigahertz is also slightly lower than that of the performance cores. Overall, the Intel Core i7-1255U has 10 processor cores and 12 threads.

The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) is used as the graphics unit. It was also released in the first quarter of 2022 and is also being manufactured with a structure width of 10 nanometers. The iGPU clocks at 0.35 gigahertz and can increase its clock rate to up to 1.25 gigahertz in turbo mode. The iGPU, which comes from the 13th generation of Intels integrated graphics units, has 96 execution units with a total of 768 shaders. With this you achieve a theoretical FP32 computing power (single precision) of 1916 GigaFLOPS.

The Intel Core i7-1255U officially supports the following memory types: DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5200. The processor has 2 memory channels with which it is able to be operated with up to 64 gigabytes of RAM. The maximum supported bandwidth of the RAM is 76.8 GB/s.

The Intel Core i7-1255U has 28 PCIs lines in version 4.0 for connecting dedicated graphics cards or other expansion cards.
  • High energy efficiency
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • Solid performance for everyday tasks
  • Ideal for portable work

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 139 / 584
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 265 / 578
In segment Notebook
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-1260P
12C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
1,773 pts
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C / 22T · 4.80 GHz
1,772 pts
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
1,761 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
1,757 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
1,757 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
7,759 pts
Apple M1
Apple M1 103 %
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
7,759 pts
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
7,545 pts
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 3.40 GHz
7,455 pts
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
7,255 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C / 6T · 4.40 GHz
2,146
Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
2,142
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
2,136
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
12C / 14T · 4.90 GHz
2,132
Intel Core i9-11950H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
2,129
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
6,960
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
6,927
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
6,908
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
6,886
Intel Core i9-10880H
8C / 16T · 2.30 GHz
6,879
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
655 cb
Intel Core i5-1335U
10C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
652 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
649 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
642 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
642 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i7-12700H
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
1,607
Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
1,607
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
1,603
Intel Core i9-11900H
8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz
1,599
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,596
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
3,292 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
3,247 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
3,009 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
3,007 cb
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 3.40 GHz
2,839 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Apple M1
Apple M1 100 %
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
7,650
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C / 16T · 3.30 GHz
7,640
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
7,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
7,608
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
7,576
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
1,933
Intel Core 5 processor 220H
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80 EUs)
1,920
Intel Core i7-1255U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
1,916
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
1,890
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
1,890
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C / 16T · 4.60 GHz
252 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
247 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
245 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
237 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
235 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
1,535 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
1,522 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
1,498 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,464 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
1,442 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
ArchitectureAlder Lake U
Technology10 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1744
Generation12
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i7-1355U
Q1/2023

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads10 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Golden Cove
1.70 - 4.70 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Gracemont
1.20 - 3.50 GHz
L2-Cache6.50 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.25 GHz
CUs / Shader96 / 768
Raytracing
Max. displays4
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology10 nm
Release dateQ1/2022

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory 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
PropertyValue
Max. Memory64 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)55 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ1/2022
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i7-1255U
Intel Core i7-1255U
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