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Intel Core i7 12700H vs i7 1260P

54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
VS
43 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1260P
Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i7 1260P

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 1260P with 12-cores. 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 (6)

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 1260P and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700H
vs
Core i7 1260P

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700H +536%
1055
Core i7 1260P
166
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
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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)
Core i7 12700H +20%
11165
Core i7 1260P
9280
File compression 907 MB/sec 795.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 64.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 226.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 267.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 204.5 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 88 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 14 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 & 1127 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +52%
24970
Core i7 1260P
16447
Integer math 87.9 GOps/sec 61.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 41.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 61M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 20.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 11 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 180.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 1060 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 10.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 2810 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700H +67%
197.87
Core i7 1260P
118.71

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 5.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 331.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 587.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 4.24 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 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-14 (HansNoob)Cinebench 2024103 / 860
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-16 (robin)Cinebench 202497 / 676
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Intel Core i7 1260P
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-12 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202452 / 166
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i7 1260P

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 February 23, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700H i7-1260P
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Intel Core i7 1360P
Intel CPU rating (125th and 198th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 12
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 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 (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 96 96
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700H
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i7 1260P
2.2 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) benchmarks

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 12700H official page Intel Core i7 1260P official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 1260P or i7 12700H?
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Farwestgarohills January 24, 2023 at 11:54 AM
I have i7-12700H. CPU performance is excellent with RTX2050. I don't prefer the i7-1260P. Simply, because its performance is almost half of 12700H. If you buy it, you will regret it when you are rendering 2 hrs long movie with complex effects. For me, it took 11 hrs. With 12700H, rendering cut down to under 5 hrs.
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zoltan November 15, 2022 at 09:24 PM
Be careful with raw performance numbers. I have a notebook with i7-12700H, it is good. But its performance is limited to 3/4 of the usually mentioned numbers. For example 12k in cinebenchr23 instead of 16k. Intel data sheet says the maximum turbo power is 115 W. My machine has an 80W limit. It is still good, but it is almost the same as the cheaper i5-12500H. Also, a notebook with an H CPU may require 90W power brick while the P CPU series usually ship with 65W brick. Using a thunderbolt dock you can have trouble with the high power requirement because docks are reporting 10-15W less power over Power Delivery. I got slow charger messages with a more capable thunderbolt dock when I used the 90W brick that comes with my notebook.
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TBM October 17, 2022 at 01:25 AM
I'll take the i7-1260P. Why? I'm not a gamer, I'm not utilizing graphic-intensive apps. I am primarily a business office app user. I want increased battery life and less heat (and less fan).
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caden August 24, 2022 at 01:46 PM
I have always picked performance in laptops I've had. Made up my mind to go with the 12700h for better performance...Thanks, guys for the input.
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vampire July 11, 2022 at 11:10 AM
No doubt that i7 12700H is better but if you ask me then I will choose i7 1260P over i7 12700H. Reasons: 1) The cost is almost half(right now in offers) 2) At half the price, i7 1260P performs almost the same as the i7 12700H, just a little bit less. 3) Also less power consumption(38% less than i7 12700H)
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aiuy October 25, 2022 at 05:36 AM
1) The i7-12700H usually comes with discrete GPUs, increasing the cost to double. However, if you look at the Intel website, the MSRP is only $22 cheaper for the i7-1260p. 2) The i7-12700H performs way better in multi-core applications, and still has a significant lead in single-core, and has more cache which makes it even better in many workloads. 3) TDP is a useless number, it doesn't mean anything for how much the CPU consumes. In addition, while the i7-12700H probably consumes slightly more power in single-core tasks (but definitely not 38%), it is more power efficient in multi-core workloads because of its higher core count because each core runs at a lower clock speed. This significantly reduces power consumption because of the exponential scaling of power usage with small increases in clock speed.
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