Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Intel Core 5 120U

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, vs Intel Core 5 120U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and Intel Core 5 120U
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 Ultra 5 226V
1699
Intel Core 5 120U
1844
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
9867
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
100
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
512
Intel Core 5 120U
421
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
3926
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
18990
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Integer Math39.9 GOps/s58 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math54.6 GOps/s40.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search175 M primes/s65 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.5 M strings/s22.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption13.5 GB/s12.2 GB/s
Data Compression183.2 MB/s192.7 MB/s
Physics1543 frames/s1115 frames/s
Extended Instructions16 M matrices/s107 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
2516
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
9636
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
File Compression906.1 MB/s939.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation57.9 KLines/s54 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser253.7 pages/s214 pages/s
PDF Rendering269.4 MP/sec236.1 MP/sec
Text Processing277.9 pages/s250.6 pages/s
Background Blur46.5 frames/s36.3 frames/s
Photo Processing105.2 frames/s91 frames/s
Ray Tracing7.3 MP/sec11.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
n/a
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 260.4 PPW 574 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 513.2 PPW 1161.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.8 PPW 28.1 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.48 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced September, 4, 2024 January, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 226V 120U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130V Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 2
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.1 GHz 1.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores48
Threads48
Frequency2.1 GHz0.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
General
Cores count810
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x14x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache8 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W 12-15 W
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 BGA-1744
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 16 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 8 20

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