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Intel Core i7-1280P vs Intel Core i5-12600KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Core i7-1280P
Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i5-12600KF
Intel Core i5-12600KF

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1280P or Intel Core i5-12600KF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-1280P has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 14 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i5-12600KF has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    131 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    14 left arrow 10
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    28 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1280P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    43 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    72 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    222 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    91 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 51% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    67 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    138 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    84 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1200P/1200U left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11600KF
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Core i7-1280P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1280P and Intel Core i5-12600KF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    28 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    64 W left arrow 228 W / 56 s
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1280P and Intel Core i7-1280P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    11.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow BX8071512600KF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-1280P and Intel Core i5-12600KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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