Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i7-1255U processor comparison: performance score, cores and clock speeds, cache, TDP, integrated graphics and NPU. The better value in each row is highlighted in green.
Summary
Intel Core i5-12600H offers more cores (12 vs 10), more threads (16 vs 12), and more L3 cache (18 MB vs 12 MB). Intel Core i7-1255U offers a higher clock speed (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz), a lower TDP (15 W vs 45 W), and more integrated graphics units (96 vs 80).
Performance score
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Key specs
Cores & Threads12/16
Cores & Threads10/12
Turbo4.5 GHz
Turbo4.7 GHz
L3 cache18 MB
L3 cache12 MB
TDP45 W
TDP15 W
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics
General
Series12. gen.
Series12. gen.
CodenameAlder Lake
CodenameAlder Lake
CPU architectureGolden Cove, Gracemont
CPU architectureGolden Cove, Gracemont
FoundryIntel
FoundryIntel
Process nodeIntel 7 (10 nm)
Process nodeIntel 7 (10 nm)
Instruction setx86-64
Instruction setx86-64
Release dateJanuary 4, 2022
Release dateJanuary 4, 2022
Cores and clocks
Cores & Threads12/16
Cores & Threads10/12
4× P-cores
- Turbo clock
- 4.5 GHz
- Base clock
- 2.7 GHz
2× P-cores
- Turbo clock
- 4.7 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.7 GHz
8× E-cores
- Turbo clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Base clock
- 2.0 GHz
8× E-cores
- Turbo clock
- 3.5 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.2 GHz
Cache
L3 cache18 MB
L3 cache12 MB
L2 cache9 MB
L2 cache6.5 MB
L1 cache1088 KB
L1 cache928 KB
TDP
TDP45 W
TDP15 W
Min. - Max.35 - 95 W
Min. - Max.12 - 55 W
Max temperature100 °C
Max temperature100 °C
Connectivity
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200DDR5-4800LPDDR4x-4267DDR4-3200
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200DDR5-4800LPDDR4x-4267DDR4-3200
Memory channels2
Memory channels2
PCIe version4.0, 3.0
PCIe version4.0, 3.0
PCIe lanes16, 12
PCIe lanes8, 12
Graphics
ModelIntel Iris Xe Graphics
ModelIntel Iris Xe Graphics
iGPU architectureXe-LP
iGPU architectureXe-LP
Execution units80
Execution units96
Clock1400 MHz
Clock1250 MHz
AI
No NPU
No NPU