Intel Core i3 1215U vs Intel Core i7 1280P
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 1215U with 6 cores 1.2GHz 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 i3 1215U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Intel Core i7 1280P 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (1.8GHz vs 1.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 10MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
1581
Intel Core i7 1280P
+10%
1743
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
5768
Intel Core i7 1280P
+101%
11610
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
1640
Intel Core i7 1280P
+32%
2168
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
3776
Intel Core i7 1280P
+179%
10563
Blender
Intel Core i3 1215U
77
Intel Core i7 1280P
+66%
128
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
1572
Intel Core i7 1280P
+10%
1737
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
5963
Intel Core i7 1280P
+73%
10341
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
+3%
3408
Intel Core i7 1280P
3302
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 1215U
11350
Intel Core i7 1280P
+79%
20334
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Feb 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-U
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-P
i3-1215U
Processor Number
i7-1280P
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1744
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
-
-
-
Package
-
-
-
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
-
15 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
-
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
-
-
-
1.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total Core Count
14
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
12x
Multiplier
18x
-
-
-
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
512
Shader Units
768
32
Texture Units
48
16
Raster Operation Units
24
64
Execution Units
96
45 W
Power Consumption
15 W
-
-
-
1.43 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.69 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
-
-
-
-
