CPULaptopReleased 2022

Intel Core i7-1280P

14C/20T · 4.8 GHz · 28 W

The Core i7-1280P is the flagship of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake P-series for thin-and-light laptops, introduced in the first quarter of 2022 at 482 USD. It pairs six performance-cores with eight efficient-cores in a 28 W design, the highest core count in the P-series, and its 96-EU Iris Xe graphics is enabled when the system uses dual-channel memory. It supports Intel vPro Enterprise and Thunderbolt 4.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core i7-1280P
Segment: Laptop
Generation: 12th Gen Core
Codename: Alder Lake-P
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Alder Lake
Release date: 2022
Price: $482Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 14 cores / 20 threadsP6+E8
Base clock: 1.80 GHz
Boost clock: 4.80 GHz
TDP (design W): 28 W
Max: 64 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 11.5 MB
L3 cache: 24 MB
Technology (nm): Intel 7

Platform

Socket: FCBGA1744
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
Clock: 1,450 MHz
Memory type: DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 64 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 4.0 (CPU) / 3.0 (chipset), 20 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Covered by the Microsoft supported-processor lists for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 under 12th Generation Intel Core processors; Microsoft has not published a separate list for 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Windows 10 and mainstream Linux distributions are supported, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic x86-64 hardware.