i7-1260P vs i5-11300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11300H
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.87
Core i7-1260P
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
10.70
+55.7%

Core i7-1260P outperforms Core i5-11300H by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1024733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency23.2136.14
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H35 (2021)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFinIntel 7 nm
Die size146.1 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1449,FCLGA1449FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe GraphicsIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz1.4 GHz
Execution Units8096

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11300H and Core i7-1260P.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-11300H 6.87
i7-1260P 10.70
+55.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-11300H 10910
i7-1260P 17004
+55.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-11300H 8663
i7-1260P 8793
+1.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-11300H 30491
i7-1260P 44516
+46%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-11300H 10250
i7-1260P 12964
+26.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-11300H 11
i7-1260P 22
+101%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-11300H 961
i7-1260P 1626
+69.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-11300H 187
i7-1260P 243
+29.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-11300H 2.48
i7-1260P 3.1
+25%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-11300H 5.3
i7-1260P 11.6
+119%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-11300H 4926
i7-1260P 7200
+46.2%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-11300H 59
i7-1260P 94
+59.8%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-11300H 216
i7-1260P 245
+13.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-11300H 4749
i7-1260P 9298
+95.8%

Blender(-)

i5-11300H 530
+61.6%
i7-1260P 328

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-11300H 1415
i7-1260P 1719
+21.5%

7-Zip Single

i5-11300H 4931
i7-1260P 5373
+9%

7-Zip

i5-11300H 24689
i7-1260P 41261
+67.1%

WebXPRT 3

i5-11300H 238
i7-1260P 283
+18.9%

CrossMark Overall

i5-11300H 1258
i7-1260P 1662
+32.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.87 10.70
Recency 11 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 16

i7-1260P has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-1260P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11300H in performance tests.


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