i5-1240P vs i7-9750H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9750H
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.79
Core i5-1240P
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
10.71
+57.7%

Core i5-1240P outperforms Core i7-9750H by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1032731
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency14.2836.20
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i5-1240P.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-9750H 6.79
i5-1240P 10.71
+57.7%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
    • wPrime 32
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
    • Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
    • Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
    • TrueCrypt AES
    • WinRAR 4.0
    • Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
    • Blender(-)
    • Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
    • 7-Zip Single
    • 7-Zip
    • WebXPRT 3

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.

i7-9750H 10788
i5-1240P 17018
+57.7%

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.

i7-9750H 6970
i5-1240P 8205
+17.7%

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.

i7-9750H 34445
i5-1240P 42275
+22.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-9750H 4.93
+105%
i5-1240P 10.1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-9750H 13
i5-1240P 22
+68.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-9750H 1188
i5-1240P 1567
+31.9%

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.

i7-9750H 186
i5-1240P 226
+21.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-9750H 2.12
i5-1240P 2.85
+34.4%

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.

i7-9750H 7.4
+11.4%
i5-1240P 6.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-9750H 6396
i5-1240P 17276
+170%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-9750H 5813
i5-1240P 8298
+42.7%

Blender(-)

i7-9750H 435
+9.1%
i5-1240P 399

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-9750H 1204
i5-1240P 1589
+32%

7-Zip Single

i7-9750H 4865
+1.5%
i5-1240P 4791

7-Zip

i7-9750H 33303
i5-1240P 34118
+2.4%

WebXPRT 3

i7-9750H 209
i5-1240P 262
+25.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.79 10.71
Recency 23 April 2019 23 February 2022
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

i5-1240P has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-1240P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9750H in performance tests.


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