Intel Core i7 12700H vs i5 1235U
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 1.3 GHz i5 1235U with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
- 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2353 vs 2089 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 400 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 1046 |
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 907 MB/sec | 448.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 83.6 Klines/sec | 24.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.3 pages/sec | 156 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 350.7 Mpixels/sec | 128.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 236.4 pages/sec | 206.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 44.8 images/sec | 34.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.7 images/sec | 54.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18 Mpixels/sec | 10.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.9 GOps/sec | 47.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 63.4 GOps/sec | 37.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 91M Primes/sec | 534M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.7M Strings/sec | 16.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 17.1 GBytes/sec | 9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 292.8 MBytes/sec | 143.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1476 Frames/sec | 649 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.4B Matrices/sec | 7.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.4 PPW | 24.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 248.1 PPW | 424.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 554.9 PPW | 826.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.4 PPW | 5.36 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12700H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Mark) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1884 / 8871 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Mark) | Cinebench 2026 | 460 / 1351 |
| π 2026-01-30 -> Yowth | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 541 |
| π 2025-11-27 (Fapvie) | Cinebench 2024 | 102 / 961 |
| π 2025-06-27 (sizar) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 750 |
Intel Core i5 1235U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-15 (zoetje) | Cinebench 2026 | 400 / 1046 |
| π 2026-08-09 (Jubayer) | Cinebench 2024 | 86 / 393 |
| π 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2191 / 7204 |
| π 2026-03-08 -> samueltails | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2147 / 6050 |
| π 2025-01-13 (sauron269) | Cinebench 2024 | 98 / 368 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i5 1235UGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | February 23, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700H | i5-1235U |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
Intel CPU rating (125th and 199th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 13x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 55 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#162nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 640 |
| TMUs | 48 | 40 |
| ROPs | 24 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 80 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12700H official page | Intel Core i5 1235U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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