Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like SuperPi, PassMark, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Prime95, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, Furmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition or Intel Core i7-1260U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-1260U

55%

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1260U

54%

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.1	94.8
Valorant	108.1	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	60.3
Apex Legends	101.6	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	80.8
Overwatch	87.5	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.6	74.3
DOOM Eternal	54.0	53.8
Warzone	84.3	84.0
Assassin's Creed	90.8	90.5
Valheim	89.7	89.4

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i7-1260U

463%

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

158%

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 i7-1260U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition since it has less power consumption: 9W vs. 25W. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Cinbench 15 Single-core	230	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1691	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	554	454
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3839	3702
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1297	1188
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12654	10190

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

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Single-Core	3035	2659
Multi-Core	17715	18228

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

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Single-Core	1251	1191
Multi-Core	6947	6633

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	25 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 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	24 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000097

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is 38% better than Core i7-1260U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1260U has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition. 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 i7-1260U is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is better: 6
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-1260U and AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-1260U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-1260U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition specs and review.