Intel Core i7-1260U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-1260U 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-1260U Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i7-1260U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i7-1260U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.0 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) i7-1260U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1063rd fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
521st fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
254th fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13957

Single Thread Rating

3157

Samples: 39*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-1260U

Integer Math	45,833 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	31,311 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	67 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,631 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	9,443 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	151,604 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,044 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,239 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,157 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1260U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,895
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,134
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,309
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,793
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-1260U		13,957
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,702
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,609

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.10
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i7-1260U		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-1260U		3,157
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1260U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2490136 - Mar 18 2025		16273
BL2489891 - Mar 18 2025		13527
BL2439719 - Feb 25 2025		16639
BL2418151 - Feb 15 2025		15727
BL2376248 - Jan 29 2025		11808

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1260U
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1260U		13,957
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core i7-1260U		15,645 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		13,349 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		13,063 (-6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		15,677 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		14,849 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i7-1260U		14,593 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		14,483 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		14,396 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		13,464 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		11,396 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		10,615 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U		11,396 (-18.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1260U Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,111
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,069
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i7-1260U		3,687

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