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Core i7-1280P vs i3-1215U


Description
Both models i7-1280P and i3-1215U 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 i7-1280P gets a score of 468.3 k points while the i3-1215U gets 185.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-1280P is 2.5 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a3
906a4
Core
Alder Lake-P
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.3 GHz
0.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
14/20
6/8
TDP
28 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280+6x2048 kB
2x1280+2x2048 kB
Cache L3
24576 kB
10240 kB
Date
April 2022
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
91.45k points
80.34k points
Mean multithread perf.
468.3k points
185.6k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.94k
6.95k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.46k
16.28k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.27k
10.49k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.6k
9.95k (x0.73)
TOTAL
50.27k
43.67k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.01k
14.97k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
125.05k
51.01k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
76.28k
30.47k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.52k
8.59k (x0.55)
TOTAL
260.85k
105.05k (x0.4)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.72k
20.87k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
23.88k
20.74k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.75k
11.32k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
8.32k (x0.61)
TOTAL
73.05k
61.26k (x0.84)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
151.95k
45.12k (x0.3)
Test#2 (FP)
160.95k
60.59k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
84.9k
28.48k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.91k
14.06k (x0.88)
TOTAL
413.72k
148.26k (x0.36)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.76k
15.63k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
25.2k
20.2k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.64k
9.94k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.33k
8.06k (x0.6)
TOTAL
73.92k
53.83k (x0.73)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
149.83k
35.72k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
170.43k
56.41k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
83.32k
25k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.67k
12.48k (x0.8)
TOTAL
419.25k
129.6k (x0.31)

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
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
39.78k
37.56k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
26.06k
21.13k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.44k
11.35k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.17k
10.31k (x0.78)
TOTAL
91.45k
80.34k (x0.88)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
209.96k
73.97k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
170.21k
72.37k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.04k
29.61k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.09k
9.65k (x0.6)
TOTAL
468.3k
185.6k (x0.4)

Performance/W
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
7499 points/W
4931 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
6079 points/W
4825 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2573 points/W
1974 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
575 points/W
643 points/W
TOTAL
16725 points/W
12374 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-1280P
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
8287 points/GHz
8535 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5429 points/GHz
4802 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2592 points/GHz
2579 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2744 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
TOTAL
19051 points/GHz
18258 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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