Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-1260U and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 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.

Intel Core i7-1260U

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1260U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3181 vs 3055

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 6 Jan 2022
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	800 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3181 vs 3055

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18351 vs 14127

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18351 vs 14127

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-1260U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3181

3055

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14127

18351

Name	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3181	3055
PassMark - CPU mark	14127	18351

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	6 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	579	580
Processor Number	i7-1260U
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		100-000000580
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	800 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	12	16
Base frequency		2.0 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46AA
Execution Units	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics base frequency		1800 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
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	1
Package Size	28.5 x 19
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-25 Watt
Sockets supported		FP6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	14	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)