Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core Ultra 5 325
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 Ultra 5 325
1800
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
8596
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
95
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
484
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a
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
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
2312
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
8961
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
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 358.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 19.4 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh n/a
Model number 120U 325
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Graphics 4 Xe3

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency0.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
General
Cores count108
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x21x
L1 cache80 KB/coren/a
L2 cache1280 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 12-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 12

Results

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

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