Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7 1280P

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core i7 1280P. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i7 1280P
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 i7 1280P
1651
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core i7 1280P
11666
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core i7 1280P
91
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core i7 1280P
619
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core i7 1280P
3333
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core i7 1280P
20439
Integer Math58 GOps/s76.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s52.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s88 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s24.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s13.4 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s223 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s1443 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s13 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Intel Core i7 1280P
2325
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core i7 1280P
10823
File Compression939.7 MB/s711.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s94.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s238.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec294 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s235 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s47.9 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s85.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec20.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
Intel Core i7 1280P
171.41

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 386.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 730 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 22.1 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 6.12 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 February, 23, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number 120U i7-1280P
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.4 GHz 1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores88
Threads88
Frequency0.9 GHz1.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count1014
Threads count1220
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x18x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 20-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 64 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
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 96 GB 64 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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