Intel Core i7-1260P

The Intel Core i7-1260P was introduced at the beginning of 2022 and is based on the Alder Lake-P architecture, which is manufactured in the Intel 7 process. The Alder Lake architecture is characterized by the fact that it offers performance cores and efficiency cores, similar to the big.LITTLE architecture from smartphones. This can significantly reduce power consumption, as the performance cores only work when they are needed and the efficiency cores can take over the background processes.

The Intel Core i7-1260P has 4 performance cores, which support hyperthreading, and 8 efficiency cores, meaning that the Intel Core i7-1260P has 16 threads. The performance cores clock with frequencies from 2.1 GHz to 4.7 GHz and the efficiency cores with frequencies from 1.5 GHz to 3.4 GHz.

As with the previous generation, WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4 are partially integrated and, of course, DDR5 and LPDDR5 are also supported. Essentials vPro, a slightly slimmed-down vPro variant, is also on board.

Intel has specified the TDP at 28 watts. Under load, the power consumption can rise to up to 64 watts. Power consumption should be significantly lower, especially under low load, thanks to the efficiency cores.

Handle challenging tasks on the go
As a high-end processor with a TDP of less than 30 watts, the Intel Core i7-1260P is particularly suitable for thin and light notebooks. As it is mainly offered in thin and light notebooks, it is not yet available with dedicated graphics cards.

The integrated graphics card is the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96 EUs. This is suitable for everyday tasks such as office work, writing emails, surfing the web and watching videos. Older and less demanding games, such as League of Legends, are also possible.

This makes the Intel Core i7-1260P a good high-end processor that is also suitable for more challenging tasks and offers more than enough performance for the coming years. With the Alder Lake architecture, Intel has also made a significant leap forward in the high-end sector.