Intel Core i7-1270P vs Intel Core i3-1220P. 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 i7 Intel Core i3
• 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
  4x Golden Cove 2x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont 8x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  2.2 GHz 1.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  12 10
• CPU Threads
  16 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
  3.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  - 2.7 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
  96 64
• Generation
  13 13
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
• GPU Turbo
  1400 MHz 1100 MHz
• Max. displays
  4 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q1/2022
• Shader
  768 512
• 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 i3-1220P and Intel Core i7-1270P. 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 i7-1270P and Intel Core i3-1220P 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)
  28 W 28 W
• TDP (PL2)
  64 W 64 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1270P and Intel Core i3-1220P, 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
  9 MB 6.5 MB
• L3-Cache
  18 MB 12 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