[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1280P vs Intel Core i7-12650H – Extra cores VS More wattage, let’s see who’ll get on top
The advancement in performance of the Alder Lake P-series is something fresh to see in the mobile CPU market. Similar to the HS-series from AMD and their Ryzen CPUs, they are made for thinner and lighter laptops, in order to better find a balance between efficiency and power.
The Core i7-1280P is a standout CPU in that regard, going as far as to deliver power on the level of the bigger H-series chips. That’s why today we’re putting it against the Core i7-12650H, to see if the 4 more cores on the Core i7-1280P can compensate for the lower wattage.
Today we are comparing the Core i7-1280P against the Core i7-12650H.
You can find more information about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-1280P / Core i7-12650H
Specs table
Intel Core i7-1280P | Intel Core i7-12650H | |
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Architecture | Alder Lake-P | Alder Lake-H |
Cores / Threads | 14/20 | 10/16 |
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost | 1.30 – 4.80GHz | 1.70 – 4.70GHz |
Cache | 24MB | 24MB |
Lithography | 10nm | 10nm |
TDP | 28W | 45W |
Memory type | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) |
CPU benchmarks
The Core i7-1280P is fantastic in 3D Rendering, showing a 17% higher score in Cinebench R23. Moving into Photoshop, The P-series chip is faster here as well, however, the difference is much smaller, at only 0.19 seconds.
Resultaten är från Cinebench R23 CPU-testet (ju högre poäng, desto bättre)
Resultaten är från vårt Photoshop-jämförelsetest (ju lägre poäng, desto bättre).
Conclusion
The P-series is a very powerful chip that also manages to be pretty efficient, as with a lower TDP, it can conserve a lot of power. So far, even the more powerful Core i7-12650H has been found in slimmer and more compact devices, like the TUF Dash F15 and the Acer Swift 3 OLED, which can totally work well with the Core i7-1280P. All in all, the extra four cores show up big in prolonged tasks, where all hands are on deck and you need as much power as possible.