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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 relatively new 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:
1040th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
503rd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
241st fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13957
Single Thread Rating
3157

Samples: 39*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math45,833 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math31,311 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers67 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting16,631 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption9,443 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression151,604 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,044 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions8,239 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,157 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-1260U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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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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 i7-1260U
 13,957
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,721
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 i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 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 i7-1260U
 3,157
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
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 i7-1260U
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2490136 - Mar 18 2025
16273
BL2489891 - Mar 18 2025
13527
BL2439719 - Feb 25 2025
16639
BL2418151 - Feb 15 2025
15727
BL2376248 - Jan 29 2025
11808
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-1260U
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,957
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 15,641 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,380 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,083 (-6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,858 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,571 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,536 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,465 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 13,567 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 11,403 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 10,649 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 11,403 (-18.3%)
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i7-1260U
 14,146 (+1.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-1260U 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 i7-1260U
 3,687