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Core i7-1280P vs i5-1235U


Description
Both models i7-1280P and i5-1235U 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 i5-1235U gets 297.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-1280P is 1.6 times faster than the i5-1235U. 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-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1700
Cores/Threads
14/20
10/12
TDP
28 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280+6x2048 kB
1x1280+4x2048 kB
Cache L3
24576 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2022
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
91.45k points
81.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
468.3k points
297.46k 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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.94k
7.33k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
18.46k
18.27k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.27k
12.8k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.6k
13.2k (x0.97)
TOTAL
50.27k
51.61k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.01k
29.24k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
125.05k
83.32k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
76.28k
54.53k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.52k
4.99k (x0.32)
TOTAL
260.85k
172.07k (x0.66)

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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.72k
23.53k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
23.88k
23.51k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.75k
14.71k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
13.24k (x0.97)
TOTAL
73.05k
74.99k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
151.95k
106.07k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
160.95k
115.88k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
84.9k
60.53k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.91k
5.88k (x0.37)
TOTAL
413.72k
288.36k (x0.7)

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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.76k
23.03k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
25.2k
24.11k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.64k
13.9k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.33k
12.11k (x0.91)
TOTAL
73.92k
73.15k (x0.99)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
149.83k
111.78k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
170.43k
124.18k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
83.32k
59.87k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.67k
5.76k (x0.37)
TOTAL
419.25k
301.58k (x0.72)

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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
39.78k
36.73k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
26.06k
22.09k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.44k
11.24k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.17k
11.58k (x0.88)
TOTAL
91.45k
81.64k (x0.89)

Multithread

i7-1280P

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
209.96k
130.18k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
170.21k
110.21k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.04k
50.76k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.09k
6.31k (x0.39)
TOTAL
468.3k
297.46k (x0.64)

Performance/W
i7-1280P
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
7499 points/W
8679 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
6079 points/W
7348 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2573 points/W
3384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
575 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
16725 points/W
19831 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-1280P
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
8287 points/GHz
8349 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5429 points/GHz
5020 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2592 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2744 points/GHz
2631 points/GHz
TOTAL
19051 points/GHz
18555 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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