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.
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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: 26.77

Overall Rank:
1196th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
761st fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
276th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11403

Single Thread Rating

2686

Samples: 169*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	40,612 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,667 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,750 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,716 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	120,471 KBytes/Sec
Physics	887 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,548 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,686 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1250U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 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 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	$1499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Asus ZenBook 14 14X OLED 14.5/inch QHD+120Hz Touchscreen(Intel 13th Gen i5-13500H,8GB RAM,1TB SSD,12-Core(Beat i7-1250U))Business Laptop,NumberPad,Backlit,FHD Webcam,IST HDMI,Win 11 Home Inkwell Gray	$769.99 (www.amazon.com)
	N-one Laptop Nbook Turbo 16 inch, Intel Core i7-13620H 13th Generation Processor, Intel UHD Graphics 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD 16:10 2K Display, Full Size Backlight Keyboard Type-C USB3.0	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 9315 13.4" FHD+ (Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD) Thin & Light Business Laptop, Long Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, IR Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home	$1999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo V15 Gen 4 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, Intel Core i3-1315U Processor (Beats i7-1250U), Long Battery Life, RJ-45, USB-C, HDMI, w/WOWPC Bundle, Windows 11 Pro (40GB RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD)	$569.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,917
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,158
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,721
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,403
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,726
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,629

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.16
Intel Core i7-1250U		26.77
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i7-1250U		2,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1250U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2520603 - Mar 31 2025		8245
BL2497701 - Mar 21 2025		10591
BL2497136 - Mar 21 2025		13350
BL2494494 - Mar 20 2025		10317
BL2494433 - Mar 20 2025		12602

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1250U
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1250U		11,403
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,380 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,567 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,359 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		13,083 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i7-1250U		9,640 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,536 (+27.5%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,465 (+26.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,356 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		10,649 (-6.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i7-1250U		12,356 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i7-10870H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-1250U		14,247 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-11370H @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-1250U		11,648 (+2.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1250U Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,112
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,179
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,164
Intel Core i7-1250U		3,135

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