Intel Core 5 120U vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 330

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 330. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
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 AI 5 330
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
106
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
519
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
3507
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
12760
Integer Math58 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search65 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption12.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression192.7 MB/sn/a
Physics1115 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
2554
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
7292
File Compression939.7 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation54 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser214 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/secn/a
Text Processing250.6 pages/sn/a
Background Blur36.3 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing91 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
87.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 260.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 455.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 18.5 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 3.13 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 July, 16, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 5 (Krackan Point)
Model number 120U 330
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 820M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.4 GHz 2.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores82
Threads84
Frequency0.9 GHz2.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
General
Cores count104
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x20x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total8 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 15-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 FP8
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- LPDDR5X-8000
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 96 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16

Results

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