Intel Core i7-1280P Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1744 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-1280P scores 1,587 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 10,126 points.
Intel Core i7-1280P

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-1280P
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
Architecture: Alder Lake U
Technology: 10 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 12
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1280P is 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 14 / 20
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 6x Golden Cove
B-Core: 8x Gracemont
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 1.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-1280P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-1280P uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), which has 768 texture shaders and 96 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.45 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

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.

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth: 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): 64 W
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1280P is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 35.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 11.50 MB
L3-Cache: 24.00 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

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-1280P 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 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
78
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
78
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
77
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz
74
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
73
Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
73

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
458
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
458
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
441
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
437
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
430
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
424
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
417

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 9 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
1864
Intel Core i7-1370P Intel Core i7-1370P
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1860
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
1859
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1848
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1842
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1832
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1832

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13766
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13766
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.91 GHz
13682
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
13549
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13549
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
13460
AMD Ryzen Z2 AMD Ryzen Z2
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2196
Intel Core i5-1334U Intel Core i5-1334U
10C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2183
Intel Core i5-1335U Intel Core i5-1335U
10C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2183
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2167
Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2164
Intel Core i7-1270P Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
2164
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 5.20 GHz
2164

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9938
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
9867
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
9832
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
9827
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9768
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
9766
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
9755

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1596
Intel Core i7-11375H Intel Core i7-11375H
4C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
1592
Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H
4C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
1592
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1587
Intel Core i7-1270P Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1587
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1578
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1578

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 i5-13505H Intel Core i5-13505H
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
10420
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
10230
Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
10225
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
10126
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10094
Intel Core i7-11700B Intel Core i7-11700B
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10074
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9996

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 i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
734
Intel Core i7-11700B Intel Core i7-11700B
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
732
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
710
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
707
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
694
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
655

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
5420
Intel Core i7-11850H Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5342
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5342
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
5222
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5074
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5074
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5051

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i9-13905H Intel Core i9-13905H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2147

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
379
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
260
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
251
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
206
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192

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 i7-11850H Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
20871
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
20624
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
20615
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
20478
Intel Core i5-1350P Intel Core i5-1350P
12C 16T @ 1.90 GHz
20356
Intel Core i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P
12C 16T @ 1.80 GHz
20244
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
20100

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
274
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
268
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.06 GHz
266
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
264
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
257
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
257
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
256

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
2164
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
2154
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2144
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
2103
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1937
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
1918
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1778

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Intel Core i7-1280P is based on Intels current Alder Lake architecture, which mixes CPU cores of different sizes for the first time. Intel distinguishes between the large performance cores of the Golden Cove architecture and the smaller Gracemont CPU cores that come from the Intel Atom lineup. The combination of CPU cores of different sizes saves energy, since only the CPU cores that are actually needed are active.

For example, the Intel Core i7-1280P can put its large performance cores to sleep when it is idle (Windows desktop), while the smaller and more efficient Gracemont CPU cores then take care of all the background tasks that arise.

The Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 CPU cores and can process 20 threads in parallel. The different sized CPU cores can also work in a common cluster. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-1280P is slightly higher at 28 watts, while the U variants are limited to 15 watts. The internal graphics unit, type Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96, also benefits from the higher TDP of the Intel Core i7-1280P, since it has to share the energy budget with the CPU part of the Intel Core i7-1280P.

The Intel Core i7-1280P has a speed advantage over the other 15 watt U variants from Alder Lake, especially when the CPU and GPU are required. The iGPU has a computing power of 2.2 TFLOP/s and is therefore fast enough for older games in medium details. A dedicated graphics unit is recommended for more modern games or playing in high resolutions.

The Intel Core i7-1280P supports DDR5 memory (DDR5-4800) and LPDDR5-5200 in two (DDR) to 4 (LPDDR) memory channels. External devices such as a graphics card can be connected to the system using PCIe 4.0 with a full 16 lines, with the processor having a total of 28 PCIe 4.0 lines.



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