Intel Core i5 12600HX vs Intel Core i7 1280P
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i7 1280P with 14 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Intel Core i7 1280P 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 18MB)
Lower TDP (28W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+8%
2346
Intel Core i7 1280P
2168
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
10523
Intel Core i7 1280P
10563
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
1608
Intel Core i7 1280P
+8%
1737
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
8725
Intel Core i7 1280P
+18%
10341
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+12%
3727
Intel Core i7 1280P
3302
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+16%
23777
Intel Core i7 1280P
20334
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Feb 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-HX
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-P
i5-12600HX
Processor Number
i7-1280P
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1744
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
18x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
256
Shader Units
768
16
Texture Units
48
8
Raster Operation Units
24
32
Execution Units
96
45 W
Power Consumption
15 W
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.69 TFLOPS
