Intel Core i5-1230U vs Intel Core i7-1250U. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1200P/1200U Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  12 12
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  2x Golden Cove 2x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont 8x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  1 GHz 1.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  10 10
• CPU Threads
  12 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  12.1 12.1
• Execution units
  80 96
• Generation
  13 13
• GPU Frequency
  250 MHz 250 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
• GPU Turbo
  900 MHz 900 MHz
• Max. displays
  4 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q1/2022
• Shader
  640 768
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-1250U and Intel Core i5-1230U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• PCIe
  4.0 x 28 4.0 x 28

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-1230U and Intel Core i7-1250U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  9 W 9 W
• TDP (PL2)
  29 W 29 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-1230U and Intel Core i7-1250U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake U Alder Lake U
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  6.50 MB 6.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 12.00 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q1/2022
• Socket
  BGA 1744 BGA 1744
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d