Intel Core i7-1250U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-1250U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-1250U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.1 GHz Base, 4.7 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 0.8 GHz Base, 3.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 9 W

TDP Up: 29 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1250U, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 26.70

Overall Rank:
1277th fastest in multithreading out of 5155 CPUs
814th fastest in single threading out of 5155 CPUs
312th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $426.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11374

Single Thread Rating

2700

Samples: 183*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-1250U

Integer Math	40,554 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,633 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,668 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,685 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	119,830 KBytes/Sec
Physics	884 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,526 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,700 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1250U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Dell 15.6" 3530 Laptop Computer for Home & Business Student, Intel 10-Core i5-1334U (Beat i7-1250U), 64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, 120Hz FHD Vostro Laptop, WiFi, Bluetooth, Carbon Black, Windows 11 Pro	$759.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 15 3530 Laptop - Business & Home Student Laptop Computer, Intel 10-Core i5-1334U (Beat i7-1250U), 120Hz FHD Vostro Laptop, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro (64GB RAM \| 2TB PCIe SSD)	$797.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 9315 Thin & Light Business Laptop (13.4" FHD+, Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD), Long Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro	$1549.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 15.6" Laptop Computer for Business & Home Student, Intel Core i5-1334U Processor (Beat i7-1250U), 64GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Carbon Black, 15 Inch Vostro 3530, Windows 11 Pro	$859.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Windows 11 Laptop Computer 16“ Intel Core i7-13620H 13th Gen Processor 4.9GHz 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD FHD Display, Numeric Keypad Backlit KB Type-C for Business Student Gaming Work Traditional Laptop PC	$658.86 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,832
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,063
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,728
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,649
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,374
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,694
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,539

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.79
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.87
Intel Core i7-1250U		26.70
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.14
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,914
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,700
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,645
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,406

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1250U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2694611 - Jun 13 2025		13491
BL2694542 - Jun 13 2025		13715
BL2687514 - Jun 11 2025		3858
BL2650850 - May 25 2025		10558
BL2632240 - May 17 2025		14739

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1250U
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,374
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,271 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,419 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,178 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,494 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,966 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1250U		9,462 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,334 (+26.0%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,331 (+26.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,626 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,502 (-7.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,626 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-10870H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,197 (+24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,731
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,121
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,982
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,723
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,053
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,027
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,850
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,782
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,763
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,762
Intel Core i7-1250U		3,130

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