Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i7-14700HX

Core i7-1260P vs Core i7-14700HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700HX performs better than the Core i7-1260P. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1260P in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14700HX has significantly more cores than the Core i7-1260P. Indeed, the Core i7-14700HX has 20 cores compared to 12 cores found in the Core i7-1260P. It also has more threads than the Core i7-1260P. In terms of clock speed, the Core i7-1260P and Core i7-14700HX are identical in this regard. Despite this, the Core i7-14700HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14700HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-1260P. The Core i7-14700HX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-1260P has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.