Intel Core i7-1260P vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Go

Core i7-1260P vs Ryzen Z2 Go comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-1260P performs better than the Ryzen Z2 Go. Despite this, the Ryzen Z2 Go has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-1260P has significantly more cores with 12 cores whereas the Ryzen Z2 Go has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen Z2 Go. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen Z2 Go has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1260P. Despite this, the Core i7-1260P has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-1260P has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen Z2 Go. The Core i7-1260P also has significantly more 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 i7-1260P has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.