Intel Core i7-1260U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-08-10

The Intel Core i7-1260U is a 10 core processor. It can handle 12 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-1260U is based on the 12. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1744. The Intel Core i7-1260U scores 1,596 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 6,874 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-1260U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-1260U.
Name:	Intel Core i7-1260U
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
Architecture:	Alder Lake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-1260U clock with 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	10 / 12
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	2x Golden Cove
B-Core:	8x Gracemont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	0.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), the Intel Core i7-1260U has an build in graphic solution. It has 96 SM processors, which have a total of 768 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency:	0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.95 GHz
Compute units:	96
Shader:	768
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2022

Max. displays:	4
Generation:	13
Direct X:	12.1
Technology:	10 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-1260U supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth:	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-1260U has a TDP of 9 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	9 W
TDP (PL2):	29 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1260U has a 18.50 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	10 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1744
L2-Cache:	6.50 MB
L3-Cache:	12.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q1/2022
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-1260U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1755
	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1751
	Intel Core i3-13100F 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1751
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1745
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1745
	Intel Core i3-14100F 4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1742
	Intel Core i3-14100 4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1742

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 i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	6832
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6822
	Intel Core i5-10500H 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6813
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6788
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	6788
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6784
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	6754

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 Xeon E-2314 4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz	1604
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1603
	Intel Core i9-11900H 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1599
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1596
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1596
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1596
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1595

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6880
	Intel Core i5-10600K 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	6877
	Intel Core i5-10600KF 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	6877
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6874
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	6874
	Intel Core i3-13100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	6835
	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	6835

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	2119
	Intel Core i3-12100E 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2119
	Intel Core i3-12300T 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2119
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	2115
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	2115
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2114
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	2113

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 i9-9900T 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6315
	Intel Core i5-11500T 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	6306
	Apple A16 Bionic 6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz	6299
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	6296
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	6296
	Intel Xeon E-2276M 6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz	6288
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	6285

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459
	Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 0.95 GHz	1456
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434

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 i3-1315U 6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz	13350
	Intel Core i7-9700 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	13350
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	13350
	Intel Core i7-1260U 10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	13307
	Intel Core i7-1250U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	13302
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	13245
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	13236

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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