Intel Core 5 120U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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 5600
1464
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
10898
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
88
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
641
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3257
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21559
Integer Math58 GOps/s68.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s38.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s137 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s25.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s15.6 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s251.9 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s1287 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File Compression939.7 MB/s1000 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s64.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s191.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec269.6 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s217.4 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s29.5 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s70.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec16.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
153.47

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 139.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 331.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 9.9 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 2.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 March, 15, 2022
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number 120U n/a
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.4 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
Multiplier14x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
DDR4-3200
Max Size 96 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 24

Results

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