Intel Core i7 1280P vs i7 12700H
We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7 1280P against the 2.3 GHz i7 12700H. 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 1280P
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 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 place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 711.9 MB/sec | 907 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 94.4 Klines/sec | 83.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238.3 pages/sec | 270.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 294 Mpixels/sec | 350.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 235 pages/sec | 236.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.9 images/sec | 44.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 85.7 images/sec | 95.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.9 Mpixels/sec | 18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 74.1 GOps/sec | 87.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 50.5 GOps/sec | 63.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 91M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 24.2M Strings/sec | 32.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.1 GBytes/sec | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.9 MBytes/sec | 292.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1392 Frames/sec | 1476 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.9B Matrices/sec | 17.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 22.1 PPW | 23.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 386.5 PPW | 248.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 715 PPW | 554.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.12 PPW | 4.4 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 1280P
No benchmark results yet
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 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1280P and i7 12700HGeneral
| 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 | i7-1280P | i7-12700H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800Uβ | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
Intel CPU rating (155th and 125th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.8 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.3 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 18x | 23x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 24MB (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 | 115 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#163rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 768 |
| TMUs | 48 | 48 |
| ROPs | 24 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 96 |
| 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 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 1280P official page | Intel Core i7 12700H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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