i7-1280P vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+56.5%
Core i7-1280P
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 28 Watt
12.78

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Core i7-1280P by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency29.1043.17
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed4.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780MIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-1280P.

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 20.00
+56.5%
i7-1280P 12.78

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31772
+56.5%
i7-1280P 20308

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 7759
i7-1280P 8881
+14.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 50560
+9.9%
i7-1280P 46007

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 16417
+150%
i7-1280P 6579

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 8700G 2.54
+1239%
i7-1280P 34

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31
+24%
i7-1280P 25

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 8700G 2693
+27.5%
i7-1280P 2112

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 286
+20.2%
i7-1280P 238

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 3.4
+10.7%
i7-1280P 3.07

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 14.8
+25.4%
i7-1280P 11.8

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 8593
+21.3%
i7-1280P 7082

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 12618
+12.8%
i7-1280P 11191

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 8700G 186
i7-1280P 285
+53.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 2012
+15.2%
i7-1280P 1746

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 8700G 6665
+20.3%
i7-1280P 5540

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 8700G 75427
+52.2%
i7-1280P 49572

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 8700G 336
+17.5%
i7-1280P 286

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 8700G 1902
+12.5%
i7-1280P 1690

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 8700G 271
+9.1%
i7-1280P 249

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 8700G 300
i7-1280P 537
+79%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 12.78
Recency 8 January 2024 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 56.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

i7-1280P, on the other hand, has 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1280P in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Core i7-1280P is a notebook one.


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