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Intel Core i7-1260U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-1260U 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 i7-1260U Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 10 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i7-1260U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-1260U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.0 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) i7-1260U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1251st fastest in multithreading out of 5450 CPUs
678th fastest in single threading out of 5450 CPUs
291st fastest in out of 1514 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13614
Single Thread Rating
3100

Samples: 53*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-1260U

Integer Math45,001 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math30,707 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers66 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting16,282 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption9,139 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression147,076 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,018 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions8,030 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,100 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1260U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,390
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,700
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,860
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,099
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,555
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,614
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,617
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,419
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.28
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.06
Intel Core i7-1260U
 NA
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,517
Intel Core i7-1260U
 3,100
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,032
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,896
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,395
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-1260U
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3047916 - Nov 12 2025
9158
BL3046031 - Nov 12 2025
9128
BL3042874 - Nov 10 2025
16761
BL3013137 - Oct 29 2025
10022
BL2949424 - Oct 03 2025
15303
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1260U
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,614
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 15,652 (+15.0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,303 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,153 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 12,753 (-6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 15,395 (+13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,709 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,526 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,127 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,115 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 11,309 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 10,291 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 11,309 (-16.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1260U Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,623
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,060
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 8,034
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,014
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,814
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,980
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,715
Intel Core i7-1260U
 3,366