Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i3 1005G1

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core i3 1005G1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i3 1005G1
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 i3 1005G1
1101
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core i3 1005G1
2460
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core i3 1005G1
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core i3 1005G1
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core i3 1005G1
2172
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core i3 1005G1
4870
Integer Math58 GOps/s14.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s8.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s15 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s6.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s2.8 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s53.6 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s336 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s39 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Intel Core i3 1005G1
1333
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core i3 1005G1
2662
File Compression939.7 MB/s173.3 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s14.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s56.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec82.5 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s118.8 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s13 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s31.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec3.52 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
Intel Core i3 1005G1
19.56

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 177.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 324.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 1.3 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 August, 1, 2019
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Ice Lake
Model number 120U i3-1005G1
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics G1

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count102
Threads count124
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Bandwidthn/a4 GT/s
Multiplier14x12x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total4 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 15 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1526
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-3733
Max Size 96 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 n/a
Channels n/a 41422512

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core 5 120U the clear winner in this comparison.

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