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Gen Intel Core i7-1255U

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

Average Bench: 51.8% (754th of 1456)

Based on 541 user benchmarks.  Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U
Poor: 31%Average: 51.8% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht

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Average average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U averaged 48.1% 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 115Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 208Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 38.6Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 763Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 541 samples)
Rank 75451.8%
Min Avg Max
17.3 Memory 38.6 56.7
70.3 1-Core 115 168
131 2-Core 208 315
62.4% 120 Pts
Min Avg Max
228 4-Core 348 535
390 8-Core 610 925
57.9% 479 Pts
Min Avg Max
473 64-Core 763 1,131
47.2% 763 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 53.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 301
88% 172 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 893
85% 705 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
61.6% Good
Memory 50.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 252
72% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 667
64% 529 Pts
64-Core 875
54% 875 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
61.3% Good
Memory 45.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 259
73% 143 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 713
68% 564 Pts
64-Core 911
56% 911 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
60.3% Good
Memory 44.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 259
73% 144 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 702
67% 554 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
59.1% Above average
Memory 58.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 237
76% 142 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 392
47% 363 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
43.1% Average
Memory 39.4
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 162
50% 95 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 479
43% 364 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
34.8% Below average
Memory 24.4
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 139
44% 83.3 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 460
42% 351 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
32.1% Below average
Memory 17.8
1-Core 84
2-Core 139
41% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 462
42% 354 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
29.9% Poor
Memory 14.8
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 157
42% 86.2 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 466
42% 353 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 9

CPU
Gen Intel Core i7-1255U12thBench 52%, 541 samples261x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples843x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples3x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2x
SSD
MZ9L4256HCJQ-00BMV-SAMSUNG 256GBBench 146%, 337 samples428x
HFM256GD3GX013N-SKhynix 255GBBench 153%, 731 samples124x
MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV-SAMSUNG 512GBBench 163%, 125 samples71x
RAM
K3LKBKB@BM-MGCP 8x2GBSamsungBench 116%, 4,018 samples279x
MT62F512M32D2DR-031 8x1GBMicronBench 107%, 816 samples160x
H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 8x2GBHynixBench 118%, 2,587 samples119x
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