Intel Core i7 1260P vs i5 13500H
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We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 1260P against the 2.6 GHz i5 13500H. 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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1260P
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500H
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- Newer - released 11 months later
- 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2451 vs 2194 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 570 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3478 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 795.1 MB/sec | 1040 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 64.2 Klines/sec | 80.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 226.5 pages/sec | 277.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 267.2 Mpixels/sec | 349.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 204.5 pages/sec | 245.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.4 images/sec | 47.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 88 images/sec | 101.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14 Mpixels/sec | 15.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 61.2 GOps/sec | 71.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41.7 GOps/sec | 51.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 61M Primes/sec | 73M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 20.2M Strings/sec | 27.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 11 GBytes/sec | 14.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 180.2 MBytes/sec | 248.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1060 Frames/sec | 1257 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10.3B Matrices/sec | 14.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 5.9 PPW | 17.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 331.4 PPW | 250 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 587.4 PPW | 464.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.24 PPW | 3.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 1260P
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-10-12 (Guest #0) | Cinebench 2024 | 52 / 166 |
Intel Core i5 13500H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-08 (jhu) | Cinebench 2026 | 570 / 3478 |
| π 2023-11-26 (SAIMON) | Cinebench 2024 | 58 / 615 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1260P and i5 13500HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | February 23, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-1260P | i5-13500H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS |
| Successor | - Intel Core i7 1360P | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H |
Intel CPU rating (198th and 132nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 26x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 2MB (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 | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#170th place)
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 | 1450 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 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 1260P official page | Intel Core i5 13500H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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