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Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Core i7-12650HX

WINNER
Intel Core i5-1240P
48.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-12650HX
48Inno Score
51.5Single-core52.9
39.2Multi-core46.1
60.2Efficiencyspec-based28.9
50.4iGPU—
50.7Platformspec-based63.4
1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P10 spec wins — Intel Core i7-12650HX

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core i5-1240P scores 48.3 against 48 for Intel Core i7-12650HX. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1240P

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-12650HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 39
  • 145% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 64 W
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 12 MB
  • 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core i5-1240P versus Intel Core i7-12650HX
SpecIntel Core i5-1240PIntel Core i7-12650HX
Announced20222022
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP28 W+49%55 W
Max TDP64 W157 W+145%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i5-1240P versus Intel Core i7-12650HX
SpecIntel Core i5-1240PIntel Core i7-12650HX
Cores1214+17%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores88
Threads1620+25%
Base clock1.7 GHz2 GHz+18%
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.7 GHz+7%
L3 cache12 MB24 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i5-1240P versus Intel Core i7-12650HX
SpecIntel Core i5-1240PIntel Core i7-12650HX
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i5-1240P versus Intel Core i7-12650HX
SpecIntel Core i5-1240PIntel Core i7-12650HX
Memory supportLPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i5-1240P versus Intel Core i7-12650HX
SpecIntel Core i5-1240PIntel Core i7-12650HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,209Bottom 19%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,364Bottom 39%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,475Bottom 20%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,274Bottom 18%—
PassMark15,707Bottom 23%22,264+42%Top 50%
PassMark (single thread)3,151Bottom 21%3,538+12%Bottom 40%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,181Bottom 28%—

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