Intel Core i7 1260P

Intel Core i7 1260P
  • Cores: 12
  • L3 cache: 18MB (shared)
  • TDP: 20-28 W (max. boost up to 64 W)
  • Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i7 1260P - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1744 that has 12 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2100 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4700 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 18 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU).

Review

Single-Core Performance
55
Multi-Core Performance
22
Power Efficiency
54
Integrated Graphics
48
NanoReview Final Score
43
Compare Intel Core i7 1260P with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i7 1260P in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
52
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
166

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2194
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9280
File compression 795.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 226.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 267.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 204.5 pages/sec
Background blur 38.4 images/sec
Photo processing 88 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 1127 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3199
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
16447
Integer math 61.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 61M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11 GBytes/sec
Data compression 180.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1060 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 2810 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
118.71

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 331.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 587.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-10-12 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202452 / 166

Specifications

Core i7 1260P technical specifications

General

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

CPU

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

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 64 W
Socket BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768
TMUs 48
ROPs 24
Execution Units 96
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2.2 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) – integrated graphics of Intel Core i7 1260P

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1260P official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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Greathey June 7, 2026 at 01:18 AM
Bought an xps 13 with this processor. So far so good. A bit too hot at the bottom metal cover though. Did a geekbench test and got 2300 single core and 10200 multi. Impressed
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whent May 15, 2022 at 04:30 PM
1260p cores and threads are wrong, please take a look at intel's ARK
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Sergey May 15, 2022 at 05:30 PM
Thank you for correction.
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