Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i5-1240P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core i5-1240P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i7-1260P

Intel Core i5-1240P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1260P

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3322 vs 3285

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3322 vs 3285

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1240P

Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4569 vs 4486

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17266 vs 17237
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4569 vs 4486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-1260P
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1240P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3322

3285

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17237

17266

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4486

4569

Name	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-1240P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3322	3285
PassMark - CPU mark	17237	17266
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4486	4569

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-1240P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$480	$353
Place in performance rating	754	767
Processor Number	i7-1260P	i5-1240P
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	960 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	15 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	16	16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x46A6
Execution Units	96	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
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 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)