Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core 7 150U

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core 7 150U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core 7 150U
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
Intel Core 7 150U
1875
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core 7 150U
8883
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core 7 150U
105
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core 7 150U
438
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core 7 150U
3619
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core 7 150U
15475
Integer Math58 GOps/s54.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s36.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s57 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s19.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s10.6 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s167 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s1044 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s93 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Intel Core 7 150U
2574
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core 7 150U
8962
File Compression939.7 MB/s930 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s39.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s238.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec259.7 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s233.9 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s38.5 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s97 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec12.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
Intel Core 7 150U
86.88

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 597.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 1031.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 29.2 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 5.79 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 120U 150U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.4 GHz 1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores88
Threads88
Frequency0.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz4 GHz
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x18x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

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

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 96 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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