Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
251HX
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
45-55 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
18
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
32
-
Raster Operation Units
16
-
Execution Units
64
-
Power Consumption
14
-
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,940
2,790
Geekbench 6
15,262
15,374
Cinebench 2024
130
114
Cinebench 2024
1,761
-
Cinebench R23
-
1,944
Cinebench R23
-
22,801
Geekbench 5
-
2,031
Geekbench 5
-
14,961
Blender
-
349
Passmark CPU
-
4,020
Passmark CPU
-
34,419