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Gen Intel Core i7-1250U

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10 Cores, 12 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 47.1% (877th of 1445)

Based on 824 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906A4 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1250U
Poor: 29%Average: 47.1% Great: 73%
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

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Below average average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U averaged 52.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 112Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 188Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U is 44.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 533Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 441Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 824 samples)
Rank 87747.1%
Min Avg Max
23 Memory 42.2 58.2
54.8 1-Core 112 166
81.7 2-Core 188 309
60.8% 114 Pts
Min Avg Max
120 4-Core 282 489
169 8-Core 441 743
44.5% 361 Pts
Min Avg Max
191 64-Core 533 923
33% 533 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
59.5% Above average
Memory 55.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 279
86% 165 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 384
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
56.3% Above average
Memory 56.1
1-Core 80.4
2-Core 254
66% 130 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 492
49% 398 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
55.5% Above average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 147
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 300
42% 311 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
53.6% Above average
Memory 57
1-Core 113
2-Core 206
68% 125 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 358
40% 317 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
43.9% Average
Memory 42.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 202
69% 129 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 213
34% 242 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
42% Average
Memory 47.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 202
67% 124 Pts
4-Core 204
8-Core 237
29% 220 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
41.4% Average
Memory 48.3
1-Core 93
2-Core 172
57% 104 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 224
27% 210 Pts
64-Core 271
17% 271 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
39.6% Below average
Memory 25.2
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 220
54% 112 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 466
46% 377 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
25.7% Poor
Memory 14
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 138
37% 74.7 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 356
34% 278 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
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System: Dell XPS 9315

CPU
Gen Intel Core i7-1250U12thBench 47%, 824 samples302x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 11%, 989 samples403x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1x
SSD
ESE2A044-512 Phison 512GBNvmeBench 105%, 94 samples117x
3460 Micron 512GBNvmeBench 114%, 73 samples111x
3460 Micron 1024GBNvmeBench 118%, 61 samples62x
RAM
8x2GBH9JKNNNFB3AECR-N6HBench 102%, 226 samples166x
8x4GBK3LK6K6@BM-BGCPBench 103%, 104 samples94x
8x2GBMT62F1G64D8CH-031Bench 108%, 79 samples60x
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