Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Core i7-9750HF

Core i5-1240P vs Core i7-9750HF comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-1240P beats the Core i7-9750HF in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9750HF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-1240P has significantly more cores than the Core i7-9750HF. Indeed, the Core i5-1240P has 12 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i7-9750HF. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9750HF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-9750HF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1240P. Also, the Core i7-9750HF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1240P CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-9750HF CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-1240P has more L2 cache than the Core i7-9750HF. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-1240P has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.