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: 26.30

Overall Rank:
1647th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1137th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
387th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11206

Single Thread Rating

2686

Samples: 284*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	39,840 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	57 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,459 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,507 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,316 KBytes/Sec
Physics	872 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,439 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,686 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1250U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 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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	Dell 15.6" Touchscreen Business Laptop Computer, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 256GB SSD, WI-FI 6, Long Battery Life, Windows 11 with Office 365 for The Web	$739.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Business Laptop Computer, 13th Gen Intel Core i5 (Beat i7-1250U), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, WI-FI 6, Long Battery Life, Windows 11 with Office 365 for The Web	$769.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 15.6 Touchscreen Business Laptop \| Intel 10-Core i5(Beat i7-1250U) \| 8GB DDR5 \| 256GB SSD \| AI Copilot \| Wi-Fi 6 \| Windows 11 \| for Work & Study	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Touchscreen Laptop \| Intel 10-Core i5-1334U (Beat i7-1250U) \| 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD \| WiFi-6 \| Win11 \| Ethernet RJ-45 \| Long Battery Life \| w/WOWPC USB	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,933
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,448
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,564
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,340
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,206
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,288

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-1250U		26.30
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
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 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,869
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1250U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3749847 - Sep 30 2026		12754
BL3738553 - Sep 25 2026		13803
BL3738476 - Sep 25 2026		13278
BL3736453 - Sep 24 2026		8513
BL3728461 - Sep 20 2026		15197

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1250U
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,206
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,016 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,935 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,841 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,769 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,643 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,994 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,183 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,408 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,832 (+23.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,209 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,743 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,964 (-2.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,237
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,062
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,939
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,829
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,699
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,599
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,891

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