Ultra 5 115U vs i7-1280P
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-1280P outperforms Core Ultra 5 115U by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 780 | 1212 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Alder Lake-P | no data |
| Power efficiency | 43.54 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-P (2022) | Meteor Lake (2023) |
| Release date | 23 February 2022 (3 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U 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 cores | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Threads | 20 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 10 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 217 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1744 | Intel BGA 2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | + 10 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR5 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible | Arc Xe-LPG 48EU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.45 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 96 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1280P and Core Ultra 5 115U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.37 | 6.53 |
| Recency | 23 February 2022 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 10 |
i7-1280P has a 74.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 75% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ultra 5 115U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Intel Core i7-1280P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U in performance tests.
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