Intel Core i7-1250U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-1250U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-1250U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.1 GHz Base, 4.7 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 0.8 GHz Base, 3.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 9 W

TDP Up: 29 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1250U, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 26.53

Overall Rank:
1494th fastest in multithreading out of 5812 CPUs
984th fastest in single threading out of 5812 CPUs
354th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $426.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11300

Single Thread Rating

2705

Samples: 250*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-1250U

Integer Math	40,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,690 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,529 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,542 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	118,330 KBytes/Sec
Physics	878 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,471 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1250U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	HP New 15.6" FHD Business Laptop (2026 Edition), Latest 13th Gen Intel Core i3-1315U (Beats i7-1250U,Up to 4.5 GHz), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Office 365 for Web, Win 11 Pro, Ethernet Port	$379.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 12GB RAM, 768GB Storage (256GB PCIe SSD + 512GB External), Anti-Glare, Win 11 with MS Office, Long Battery Life	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15.6" 2K Touchscreen Business Laptop, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 12GB RAM, 768GB Storage (256GB PCIe SSD + 512GB External), Windows 11, w/WOWPC Bundle	$465.49 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage (512GB PCIe SSD + 512GB External), Win 11 with Office 365 for Web, USB-C, Long Battery Life	$629.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Business Laptop, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage (512GB PCIe SSD + 512GB External), Win 11, Office 365 for Web, w/WOWPC Bundle	$629.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,229
Apple M4 10 Core		23,682
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,613
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,740
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,470
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,300
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,385

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i7-1250U		26.53
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,705
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,390

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1250U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3327316 - Mar 05 2026		12009
BL3290268 - Feb 16 2026		8751
BL3289697 - Feb 16 2026		7992
BL3275962 - Feb 10 2026		13146
BL3273657 - Feb 09 2026		9389

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1250U
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,300
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,200 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,024 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,028 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,977 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,801 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,137 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,183 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,643 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,105 (+24.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,279 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,906 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,225 (-9.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,371
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,985
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,714
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,895
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,697
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,911

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