Intel Core 5 120U vs AMD Ryzen 5 150

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs AMD Ryzen 5 150. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and AMD Ryzen 5 150
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
1844
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
AMD Ryzen 5 150
85
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
AMD Ryzen 5 150
564
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
Integer Math58 GOps/s66.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s36.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s39 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s20.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s11.3 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s157.4 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s657 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s113 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a
File Compression939.7 MB/s840.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s61.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s177 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec215.2 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s202.1 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s42.5 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec15 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
AMD Ryzen 5 150
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 156.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 284.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 10.4 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 October, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number 120U n/a
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.55 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count106
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x33x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 35-54 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 FP7
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20
Tech n/a - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total Votes: 5

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