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Intel Core i7 1260P vs i5 1240P

43 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1260P
VS
45 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1240P
Intel Core i7 1260P
Intel Core i5 1240P

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 1260P against the 1.7 GHz i5 1240P. 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 (8)

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 1240P and 1260P
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1260P
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • 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 1260P
vs
Core i5 1240P

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)
File compression 795.1 MB/sec 629 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.2 Klines/sec 61.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 226.5 pages/sec 212.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 267.2 Mpixels/sec 278.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 204.5 pages/sec 196.2 pages/sec
Background blur 38.4 images/sec 39 images/sec
Photo processing 88 images/sec 76.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 13.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1127 & 536 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1260P +4%
16447
Core i5 1240P
15763
Integer math 61.2 GOps/sec 60.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.7 GOps/sec 41.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 61M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.2M Strings/sec 20.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11 GBytes/sec 10.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 180.2 MBytes/sec 183.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1060 Frames/sec 859 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.3B Matrices/sec 10.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2810 & 2088 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1260P +8%
118.71
Core i5 1240P
110.19

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.9 PPW 17.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 331.4 PPW 308.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 587.4 PPW 563 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.24 PPW 3.94 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 i7 1260P
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-12 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202452 / 166
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Intel Core i5 1240P
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 (Aki)Geekbench 6 CPU2214 / 9632
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 (Aki)Cinebench 202498 / 523
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-16 (tg)Cinebench 202480 / 480
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-15 (Piyush)Cinebench 202465 / 88
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1260P and i5 1240P

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 i7-1260P i5-1240P
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800U - AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Successor - Intel Core i7 1360P - Intel Core i5 1340P
Intel CPU rating (198th and 186th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 17x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 768 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 96 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1260P +29%
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i5 1240P
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

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 i7 1260P official page Intel Core i5 1240P 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 i5 1240P or i7 1260P?
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Steve August 2, 2022 at 03:14 PM
They practice the same, with minor diff to clock speed. The main difference is the IGPU, that the i7 has better-integrated graphics on board than its i5 counterpart.
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DJL July 11, 2022 at 05:57 AM
I suspect some of these tests may have been run on a machine that the i7 had thermal throttling? It should outperform the i5 in all areas.
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Goodbuyer65 April 8, 2024 at 03:14 PM
Well, these are laptop CPUs, and thermal issues will be a part of everyone's day-to-day life.
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cory June 24, 2022 at 06:22 PM
No, it's right... The i5 does outperform the i7 in a lot of ways.
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Huh May 4, 2022 at 03:34 PM
The i7 1260p has 12 core and the same with the i5 1240p Both have 4p cores and 8e cores.
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Please correct inaccurate information April 27, 2022 at 04:16 PM
This cannot be right. The i5 outperforming the i7? Some of the info here doesn't seem right either. The i7 1260p takes 28W power, not 9.
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Sergey April 28, 2022 at 04:13 PM
Thank you for the info, specs are updated.
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RMW July 11, 2022 at 05:36 PM
The I7 runs hotter than the I5 and hits performance throttle. Probably reduces battery life.
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