Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i5-11600K and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Prime95, RealBench, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, 7zip, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valorant
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Valheim

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600K or Intel Core i7-1260P.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-1260P

56%

Core i5-11600K

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1260P

55%

Core i5-11600K

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.8	95.2
Valorant	111.1	108.1
Cyberpunk 2077	62.2	60.6
Apex Legends	104.5	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	83.3	81.1
Overwatch	90.0	87.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	74.6
DOOM Eternal	55.6	54.1
Warzone	86.7	84.3
Assassin's Creed	93.3	90.8
Valheim	92.2	89.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-1260P

211%

Core i5-11600K

43%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-1260P is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11600K since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-11600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	280	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2053	1905
Cinbench 20 Single-core	673	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4661	4270
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1574	1213
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15365	11302

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	3685	2707
Multi-Core	21511	20616

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	1773	1621
Multi-Core	9600	7012

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-1260P	Intel Core i5-11600K
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1200
Core name	Alder Lake-P	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	11
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	12	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11600K is 46% better than Core i7-1260P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1260P has 6 more core than Core i5-11600K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1260P is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600K is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core i5-11600K before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-1260P - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-1260P specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-11600K specs and review.