Intel Core i5-1240U processor review

Intel Core i5-1240U

Core i5-1240U processor released by Intel; release date: 23 Feb 2022. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 12. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 800 KB, L2 - 12.5 MB, L3 - 12 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 9 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4762
3086
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
154658
13745
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 3086
PassMark - CPU mark 13745

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Compute units 80
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 352.0 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 2.816 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 1408 GFLOPS
Pipelines 640
Pixel fill rate 22.00 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 88.00 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Games performance

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x108044.60
Medium, 1920x108032.25
High, 1920x108022.10
Ultra, 1920x108022.40
QHD, 2560x144016.80

Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)

Low, 1920x108017.00
Medium, 1920x108016.00

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Low, 1920x108034.60

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x108015.50
Medium, 1920x108012.20
High, 1920x108010.40
Ultra, 1920x10809.72
QHD, 2560x14406.05

Lies of P (2023)

Low, 1920x108017.80
Medium, 1920x108015.50
High, 1920x108013.20
Ultra, 1920x108011.80
QHD, 2560x14408.05

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x108027.80
Medium, 1920x108023.00
High, 1920x108020.20
Ultra, 1920x108015.50
QHD, 2560x144011.20

Atlas Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x108017.60
Medium, 1920x108016.90
High, 1920x108015.20
Ultra, 1920x108012.50
QHD, 2560x14408.51

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108013.40
Medium, 1920x108011.30
High, 1920x10809.16
Ultra, 1920x10808.25
QHD, 2560x14405.45

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x108037.20
Medium, 1920x108033.30
High, 1920x108022.90

Diablo 4 (2023)

Low, 1920x108034.00
Medium, 1920x108028.10
High, 1920x108024.00
Ultra, 1920x108020.10
QHD, 2560x144013.60

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x108030.50
Medium, 1920x108025.90
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.30
QHD, 2560x14409.91

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x108010.20
Medium, 1920x10807.74

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x108023.20
Medium, 1920x108020.90
High, 1920x108015.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.80

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x108022.60
Medium, 1920x108016.40
High, 1920x108011.70
Ultra, 1920x10808.42

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x10808.26

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x108027.90
Medium, 1920x108016.90
High, 1920x108015.75
Ultra, 1920x108011.25

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x108020.70
Medium, 1920x108015.90
High, 1920x10807.41

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.01
Medium, 1920x108011.21
High, 1920x10808.88
Ultra, 1920x10809.31

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x108013.55
Medium, 1920x10809.85
High, 1920x10805.90
Ultra, 1920x10806.90

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x108011.17
Medium, 1920x108010.64
High, 1920x10809.59
Ultra, 1920x108012.70

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x108023.00
Medium, 1920x108020.00
High, 1920x108016.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x10807.49
Medium, 1920x10806.92
High, 1920x10804.49

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x10808.94
Medium, 1920x10807.45
High, 1920x10806.35
Ultra, 1920x10806.70

FIFA 23 (2022)

Low, 1920x108028.60
Medium, 1920x108028.40

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x108011.70
Medium, 1920x10808.65
High, 1920x10806.25

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x108039.00
Medium, 1920x108034.05
High, 1920x108025.30
Ultra, 1920x108019.40

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x108040.55
Medium, 1920x108024.70
High, 1920x108023.10

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x108020.93
Medium, 1920x108016.53
High, 1920x108010.50
Ultra, 1920x10809.70

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x108019.65
Medium, 1920x108016.15
High, 1920x108013.20

Elex 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x108014.85
Medium, 1920x108013.30
High, 1920x10809.50
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x108014.30
Medium, 1920x108012.30
High, 1920x108010.10
Ultra, 1920x10808.50
QHD, 2560x14406.06

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x108024.05
Medium, 1920x108017.10
High, 1920x108014.35
Ultra, 1920x108013.30

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x108045.00
Medium, 1920x108035.20
High, 1920x108026.95
Ultra, 1920x108020.00

Dying Light 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x108011.50
Medium, 1920x10809.62
High, 1920x10808.55

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x108021.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x108017.60
Medium, 1920x108014.60
High, 1920x108014.70
Ultra, 1920x108011.80

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Low, 1280x72051.00
Medium, 1920x108030.40
High, 1920x108023.00
Ultra, 1920x108022.00

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

Low, 1280x72029.90
Medium, 1920x108014.30
High, 1920x108012.40

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x72051.50
Medium, 1920x108020.50
High, 1920x108019.50

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x72025.00
Medium, 1920x108014.00
High, 1920x108012.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.50
QHD, 2560x14405.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x72045.50
Medium, 1920x108024.40
High, 1920x108022.85
Ultra, 1920x108019.80

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x72048.90
Medium, 1920x108020.85
High, 1920x108015.75

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x72029.40
Medium, 1920x108013.00

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72072.75
Medium, 1920x108034.15
High, 1920x108028.10
Ultra, 1920x108018.70
QHD, 2560x144012.30

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x72057.30
Medium, 1920x108030.70
High, 1920x108025.00

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x72024.00
Medium, 1920x108018.70
High, 1920x108016.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.20

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x72049.00
Ultra, 1920x108032.40

Resident Evil Village (2021)

Low, 1280x72031.20
Medium, 1920x108020.60
High, 1920x108019.00

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x72032.90
Medium, 1920x108026.10
High, 1920x108022.40
Ultra, 1920x108020.80

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x72069.30
Medium, 1920x108028.45
High, 1920x108023.95
Ultra, 1920x108020.55

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x72023.80
Medium, 1920x108010.50

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x72036.00
Medium, 1920x108022.00
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.00

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x72049.20
Medium, 1920x108022.50
High, 1920x10807.87

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72032.50
Medium, 1920x108016.30
High, 1920x108014.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.40

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x72031.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108016.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x72035.50
Medium, 1920x108015.70
High, 1920x108012.60
Ultra, 1920x108010.30

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x72027.30
Medium, 1920x108015.80
High, 1920x108013.60

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x720113.00
Medium, 1920x108062.10
High, 1920x108049.30
Ultra, 1920x108038.40

Star Wars Squadrons (2020)

Low, 1280x72080.10
Medium, 1920x108033.30
High, 1920x108029.35
Ultra, 1920x108027.40

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x72026.80
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x72099.40
Medium, 1920x108014.60
High, 1920x108010.10
Ultra, 1920x10806.67

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72020.70
Medium, 1920x10809.83
High, 1920x10806.83

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x72028.00
Medium, 1920x108015.00
High, 1920x108013.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x72042.20
Medium, 1920x108023.40
High, 1920x108020.70
Ultra, 1920x108019.80

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72062.40
Medium, 1920x108032.00
High, 1920x108026.40
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72069.65
Medium, 1920x108029.60
High, 1920x108023.55
Ultra, 1920x108019.75
QHD, 2560x144015.60

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72089.85
Medium, 1920x108032.45
High, 1920x108020.70
Ultra, 1920x108014.80

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x72028.10
Medium, 1920x108017.90
High, 1920x108015.90

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x72039.55
Medium, 1920x108016.45
High, 1920x108013.60

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72049.20
Medium, 1920x108022.70
High, 1920x108012.90

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72046.70
Medium, 1920x108021.40
High, 1920x108013.10
Ultra, 1920x108010.52

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72057.90
Medium, 1920x108017.30
High, 1920x108011.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72052.50
Medium, 1920x108020.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72034.65
Medium, 1920x108016.15
High, 1920x108011.30
Ultra, 1920x10809.85

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72043.00
Medium, 1920x108026.50
High, 1920x108024.50
Ultra, 1920x108022.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72082.00
Medium, 1920x108037.70
High, 1920x108028.20
Ultra, 1920x108025.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72029.85
Medium, 1920x108025.80
High, 1920x108023.30
Ultra, 1920x108022.60

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72043.20
Medium, 1920x108016.95
High, 1920x108018.00
Ultra, 1920x108018.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72038.50
Medium, 1920x108020.00
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108018.00
QHD, 2560x144012.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72037.90
Medium, 1920x108029.20
High, 1920x108026.40
4K, 3840x216017.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72031.25
Medium, 1920x108017.70
High, 1920x108013.45
QHD10.00
4K, 3840x21605.31

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72032.00
Medium, 1920x108017.00
High, 1920x108011.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72088.60
Medium, 1366x76868.80
High, 1920x108041.90
Ultra, 1920x108039.20
4K, 3840x216018.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76867.00
Medium, 1366x76842.85
High, 1920x108021.55
Ultra, 1920x108011.00
QHD9.85

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76884.00
Medium, 1366x76871.30
High, 1920x108018.50
Ultra, 1920x10808.40
QHD6.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch date 23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating 531
Processor Number i5-1240U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 800 KB
L2 cache 12.5 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 10
Number of threads 12

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46AA
Execution Units 80
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 28.5 x 19
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 14

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)