Intel Core i7-1265U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-1265U 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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Intel Core i7-1265U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop, Mobile/Embedded

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 4.8 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.3 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 12 W

TDP Up: 55 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 DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to )

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1265U, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1265U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 31.13

Overall Rank:
1324th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
687th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
314th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs
96th fastest in out of 1255 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13261

Single Thread Rating

3140

Samples: 1357*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-1265U

Integer Math	49,279 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	32,810 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,141 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	9,225 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	147,077 KBytes/Sec
Physics	814 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,202 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,140 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1265U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop, Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		24,690
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,631
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-1265U		13,261
Intel Core i5-1235U		12,679
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,600
Apple A15 Bionic		9,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,396
Apple A14 Bionic		8,547

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-1235U		41.03
Intel Core i7-1265U		31.13
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.41
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple A15 Bionic		NA
Apple A14 Bionic		NA
Apple A13 Bionic		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Apple A15 Bionic		3,580
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,551
Apple A14 Bionic		3,383
Intel Core i7-1265U		3,140
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1265U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3270925 - Feb 07 2026		13652
BL3269557 - Feb 07 2026		18026
BL3269530 - Feb 07 2026		12359
BL3269523 - Feb 07 2026		12359
BL3268139 - Feb 06 2026		16751

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1265U
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1265U		13,261
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		13,077 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		13,995 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		11,324 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		11,324 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		14,056 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		13,209 (-0.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		16,153 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		13,822 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		12,930 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		12,679 (-4.4%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-1265U		15,906 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1265U		10,270 (-22.6%)

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