Intel Core i7 1260P vs i5 12600H
We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 1260P against the 2.7 GHz i5 12600H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1260P
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600H
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2343 vs 2051 points
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 791.6 MB/sec | 895.9 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 50.6 Klines/sec | 75.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 214.9 pages/sec | 259.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 243.4 Mpixels/sec | 309.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 185.7 pages/sec | 229.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 36.5 images/sec | 46.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 88.9 images/sec | 93.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.2 Mpixels/sec | 16.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 64.1 GOps/sec | 77.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 43.5 GOps/sec | 55.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 66M Primes/sec | 81M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 21.2M Strings/sec | 29.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 11.5 GBytes/sec | 16.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 187.5 MBytes/sec | 269.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1141 Frames/sec | 1398 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10.7B Matrices/sec | 15.9B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1260P and i5 12600HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | February 23, 2022 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-1260P | i5-12600H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 27x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 64 W | 95 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| 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 | 1400 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 640 |
| TMUs | 48 | 40 |
| ROPs | 24 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 80 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 1260P official page | Intel Core i5 12600H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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Total votes: 10