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Intel Core i3 1220P vs i3 1215U

44 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1220P
VS
42 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1215U
Intel Core i3 1220P
Intel Core i3 1215U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core i3 1220P with 10-cores against the 1.2 GHz i3 1215U with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (7)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 1215U and 1220P
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1220P
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 1220P
vs
Core i3 1215U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1220P +22%
6905
Core i3 1215U
5662
File compression 438.3 MB/sec 356.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 57.1 Klines/sec 45.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 139.1 pages/sec 117.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 203 Mpixels/sec 180.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 211.9 pages/sec 224.7 pages/sec
Background blur 28.5 images/sec 18.9 images/sec
Photo processing 54.3 images/sec 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.3 Mpixels/sec 9.45 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 569 & 1106 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 1220P +10%
3404
Core i3 1215U
3101
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1220P +55%
15637
Core i3 1215U
10106
Integer math 54.8 GOps/sec 34.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.6 GOps/sec 24.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 37M Primes/sec 30M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.1M Strings/sec 12.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12 GBytes/sec 6.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 189.4 MBytes/sec 113.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 785 Frames/sec 546 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.3B Matrices/sec 6.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 604 & 3915 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 1220P +44%
84.65
Core i3 1215U
58.9

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.3 PPW 18.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 246.6 PPW 377.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 558.5 PPW 673.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.02 PPW 3.93 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 1220P
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-04 (Ridho Galih)Cinebench 202491 / 427
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-22 (tomasrs6)Cinebench 202491 / 379
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Intel Core i3 1215U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh)Geekbench 6 CPU2126 / 6248
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-06 (goryn81)Cinebench 202489 / 283
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1220P and i3 1215U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i3-1220P i3-1215U
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 3 5300U -
Successor - - Intel Core 3 100U
Intel CPU rating (#192nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.1 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x 12x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 10MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 64 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 1220P
1.1 TFLOPS
Core i3 1215U
1.1 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 1220P official page Intel Core i3 1215U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 1215U or i3 1220P?
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Mail April 19, 2023 at 03:29 AM
Why 1220p is slower than 1215u? 1220p should be get higher scores because it has more threads.
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Serhii April 19, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Thank you for information.
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Paul March 23, 2024 at 09:25 PM
The i3-1215u is more energy efficient than the i3-1220p. Notice, both chips have 2 P Cores. 1220P simply has more E-Cores. On an i3, you don't need the extra E-Cores. Simply causes more heat. Not needed.
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Divyanshu July 18, 2024 at 02:00 AM
Paul, Hello Sir. Will you please guide me? Which laptop should I buy: Asus Vivobook 15 i3 12th 1215U or Asus Vivobook 15 i3 12th Gen 1220P?
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Ruka August 2, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Divyanshu, Obviously vivobook 15 i3 12th gen 1220p Remember, U core has slow performance because it designed to saving battery
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Boyka August 24, 2024 at 03:32 PM
Divyanshu, Don't waste your money bro, buy a PC
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Agam August 28, 2024 at 03:44 AM
Divyanshu, Vivobook 15 i3 1220p for sure
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