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Core i3-1215U vs i7-1255U


Description
Both models i3-1215U and i7-1255U are based on Alder Lake architecture.

Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i7-1255U gets 258.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-1255U is 1.4 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a4
906a4
Core
Alder Lake-H
Alder Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/8
10/12
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
2x1280+2x2048 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2022
February 2022
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
81.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
258.31k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i7-1255U
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
38.32k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
21.35k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
11.2k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
10.86k (x1.05)
TOTAL
80.34k
81.73k (x1.02)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i7-1255U
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
105.48k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
100.18k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
43.39k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
9.26k (x0.96)
TOTAL
185.6k
258.31k (x1.39)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i7-1255U
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
7032 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
6678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
2893 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
617 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
17221 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i7-1255U
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
8154 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
4543 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
2382 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
2311 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
17390 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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