Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i3 13100

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core i3 13100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i3 13100
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 13100
1680
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core i3 13100
8636
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core i3 13100
103
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core i3 13100
465
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core i3 13100
3437
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core i3 13100
13633
Integer Math58 GOps/s40.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s32 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s52 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s15.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s8 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s160.2 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s870 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s11 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Intel Core i3 13100
2295
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core i3 13100
7971
File Compression939.7 MB/s678.2 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s50.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s174.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec219.2 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s230.8 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s41.3 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s78.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec11.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
Intel Core i3 13100
105.31

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 132.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 227.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 7.8 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 1.76 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 3, 2023
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number 120U i3-13100
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics 730

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Frequency 1.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count104
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x34x
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 60 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 89 W
Socket BGA-1744 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 96 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

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