Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core 5 120U
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, vs Intel Core 5 120U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 75.3 GOps/s | 58 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 54.1 GOps/s | 40.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 69 M primes/s | 65 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 22.1 M strings/s | 22.3 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 12.5 GB/s | 12.2 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 207 MB/s | 192.7 MB/s |
| Physics | 1214 frames/s | 1115 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 126 M matrices/s | 107 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 939.7 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 54 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 214 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 236.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 250.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 36.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 91 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 11.6 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 729.7 PPW | 574 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1319.4 PPW | 1161.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 39.2 PPW | 28.1 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 6.48 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 6, 2025 | January, 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | 255U | 120U |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 10 |
| Threads count | 14 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 14x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 12 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 12-15 W | 12-15 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 57 W | 55 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | BGA-1744 |
| Critical temp. | 110 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core 5 120U the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
