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: 26.46

Overall Rank:
1439th fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
952nd fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
330th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11273

Single Thread Rating

2690

Samples: 232*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	40,121 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,598 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	57 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,481 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,533 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	118,231 KBytes/Sec
Physics	876 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,471 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,690 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1250U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 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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Pricing History

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	HP 15.6" FHD Business Laptop, Latest 13th Gen Intel Core i3 (Faster Than i7-1250U,Up to 4.5 GHz), Microsoft Office, 12GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 6, Ethernet Port, WOWPC Recovery USB	$399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron Touchscreen Laptop \| Intel 10-Core i5-1334U (Beat i7-1250U) \| 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB Storage (512GB PCIe SSD + 512GB Portable Drive) \| Windows 11 Pro \| Long Battery Life	$659.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 15.6" FHD Business Laptop, Latest 13th Gen Intel Core i3 (Beats i7-1250U,Up to 4.5 GHz), Microsoft Office, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 6, Ethernet Port, WOWPC Recovery USB	$499.99 (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 Touchscreen Laptop \| Intel 10-Core i5-1334U (Beat i7-1250U) \| 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare \| 16GB RAM \| 1.5TB Storage (1TB PCIe SSD + 512GB Portable Drive) \| Windows 11 Pro \| Long Battery Life	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,339
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,519
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,273
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,409

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-1250U		26.46
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,690
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,591
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1250U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3127839 - Dec 12 2025		13491
BL3125411 - Dec 11 2025		5109
BL3121047 - Dec 09 2025		11294
BL3117998 - Dec 08 2025		11954
BL3117715 - Dec 08 2025		10904

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1250U
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,273
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,243 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,110 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,069 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1250U		9,398 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,891 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,302 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,723 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,108 (+25.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,169 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,274 (-8.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,169 (+16.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		16,205 (+43.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,678
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,981
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,903

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