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Gen Intel Core i7-1260U

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 57.1% (635th of 1443)

Based on 27 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906A4 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1260U
Poor: 35%Average: 57.1% Great: 83%
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

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Average average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260U averaged 42.8% 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 141Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 237Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260U is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260U performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 702Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 546Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)
Rank 63557.1%
Min Avg Max
18.1 Memory 47.1 65.8
73.6 1-Core 141 196
107 2-Core 237 339
74.5% 142 Pts
Min Avg Max
131 4-Core 363 548
194 8-Core 546 802
56.4% 454 Pts
Min Avg Max
210 64-Core 702 999
43.4% 702 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
63.1% Good
Memory 57.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 170
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 636
61% 501 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
59.5% Above average
Memory 54.4
1-Core 180
2-Core 323
95% 186 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 490
53% 419 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
59% Above average
Memory 57.3
1-Core 153
2-Core 225
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 452
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
52.8% Above average
Memory 59.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 198
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 359
38% 305 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
46.5% Average
Memory 49.3
1-Core 161
2-Core 148
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 449
41% 342 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
46.1% Average
Memory 49
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 144
53% 94.3 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 257
34% 253 Pts
64-Core 314
19% 314 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
37.6% Below average
Memory 24.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 165
54% 104 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 459
44% 366 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
34.6% Below average
Memory 30.5
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 216
55% 112 Pts
4-Core 215
8-Core 266
31% 241 Pts
64-Core 295
18% 295 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
17.2% Very poor
Memory 17.3
1-Core 36.9
2-Core 62.8
21% 39 Pts
4-Core 91.6
8-Core 151
15% 121 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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System: Dell Latitude 9330

CPU
Gen Intel Core i7-1260U12thBench 57%, 27 samples35x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 11%, 989 samples37x
SSD
PM991a Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 205%, 439 samples6x
Micron 2450 512GBNvmeBench 189%, 501 samples5x
KBG50ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 177%, 1,621 samples4x
RAM
8x4GBK3LK6K6@BM-BGCPBench 103%, 104 samples16x
8x2GBMT62F1G64D8CH-031Bench 108%, 79 samples13x
8x2GBH9JKNNNFB3AECR-N6HBench 102%, 226 samples7x
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