Intel Core i5-1240U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-1240U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-1240U Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-1240U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i5-1240U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.7 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.2 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 29 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1240U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1118th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
517th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
256th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12726

Single Thread Rating

3130

Samples: 8*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-1240U

Integer Math	43,341 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,497 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,864 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,388 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	133,942 KBytes/Sec
Physics	945 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,543 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,130 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-1240U

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,920
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,159
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-1240U		12,726
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,724
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,727
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,632

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i5-1240U		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
Intel Core i5-1240U		3,130
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-1240U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2455859 - Mar 04 2025		13243
BL2210546 - Oct 04 2024		11900
BL2186539 - Sep 04 2024		10225
BL2151547 - Jul 22 2024		11462
BL2024319 - Feb 14 2024		16400

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-1240U
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-1240U		12,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core i5-1240U		15,640 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		14,544 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		14,467 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		14,727 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		14,516 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		13,382 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		13,084 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		11,665 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		11,403 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		10,652 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1240U		11,403 (-10.4%)
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-1240U		14,146 (+11.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-1240U Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,072
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,162
Intel Core i5-1240U		3,401

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