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Intel Core i7 1250U vs i5 1230U

42 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1250U
VS
38 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1230U
Intel Core i7 1250U
Intel Core i5 1230U

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 1.1 GHz Intel Core i7 1250U against the 1 GHz i5 1230U. 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 (1)

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 1230U and 1250U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1250U
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2044 vs 1714 points
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1250U
vs
Core i5 1230U

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)
Core i7 1250U +19%
2044
Core i5 1230U
1714
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 764.8 MB/sec 730.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 49.7 Klines/sec 45 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 184.9 pages/sec 170.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 216.3 Mpixels/sec 188.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 211.8 pages/sec 184.9 pages/sec
Background blur 23 images/sec 21 images/sec
Photo processing 59.7 images/sec 64.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.7 Mpixels/sec 9.73 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 692 & 237 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1250U +2%
11159
Core i5 1230U
10933
Integer math 39.7 GOps/sec 38.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 26.2 GOps/sec 25.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 57M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 13.4M Strings/sec 12.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.5 GBytes/sec 7.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 117 MBytes/sec 115.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 868 Frames/sec 819 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 6.4B Matrices/sec 6.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 276 & 98 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1250U
55.21
Core i5 1230U +60%
88.45

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 45.1 PPW 35.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 792.7 PPW 730.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1239.9 PPW 1214.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.13 PPW 9.83 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1250U and i5 1230U

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 i7-1250U i5-1230U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.1 GHz 1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 0.8 GHz 0.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 11x 10x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 9 W 9 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 29 W 29 W
Socket BGA-1781 BGA-1781
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 950 MHz 850 MHz
Shading Units 768 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 96 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1250U +36%
1.5 TFLOPS
Core i5 1230U
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1250U official page Intel Core i5 1230U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 14 14

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 1230U or i7 1250U?
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Johan Vanhaeren December 12, 2022 at 01:18 PM
i7 1250U - more performance - same power usage.
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