Intel Core i7 12700H vs Core 7 240H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 2.5 GHz Core 7 240H with 10-cores. 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 12700H
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core 7 240H
- Newer - released 3 years later
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (142nd and 199th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 907 MB/sec | 1220 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 83.6 Klines/sec | 94.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.3 pages/sec | 342 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 350.7 Mpixels/sec | 390.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 236.4 pages/sec | 262 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 44.8 images/sec | 54.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.7 images/sec | 129.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18 Mpixels/sec | 19.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.9 GOps/sec | 80.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 63.4 GOps/sec | 58.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 91M Primes/sec | 102M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.7M Strings/sec | 28.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 17.1 GBytes/sec | 15.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 292.8 MBytes/sec | 272 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1476 Frames/sec | 1723 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.4B Matrices/sec | 16.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.4 PPW | 18.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 248.1 PPW | 291 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 554.9 PPW | 532.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.4 PPW | 4.38 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12700H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-30 -> Yowth | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 541 |
| π 2025-11-27 (Fapvie) | Cinebench 2024 | 102 / 961 |
| π 2025-06-27 (sizar) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 750 |
| π 2025-04-14 (HansNoob) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 860 |
| π 2025-03-16 (robin) | Cinebench 2024 | 97 / 676 |
Intel Core 7 240H
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and Core 7 240HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | December 18, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700H | 240H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | - |
Intel CPU rating (125th and 103rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 115 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (163rd and 137th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 512 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 64 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-6400 - 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 12700H official page | Intel Core 7 240H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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