Core i7-1260P vs Pentium A1020

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2507	657
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date	1 January 2016 (8 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P 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	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Core i7-1260P.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i7-1260P outperforms Pentium A1020 by 1268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	11.08
Recency	1 January 2016	23 February 2022
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

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