Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i7-1260U

Core i7-12650H vs Core i7-1260U specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12650H performs better than the Core i7-1260U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1260U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-12650H has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-12650H has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1260U. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The Core i7-1260U outputs less heat than Core i7-12650H thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-1260U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12650H. Despite this, the Core i7-12650H has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-1260U.

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 i7-12650H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.