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Intel Core 5 120

Benchmarks for the Intel Core 5 120 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core 5 120 Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core 5 120 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core 5 120

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 110 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) 5 120

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 85.32

Overall Rank:
1174th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
505th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
371st fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $211.00 USD (2025-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18003
Single Thread Rating
3588

Samples: 13*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core 5 120

Integer Math59,061 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math43,820 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting20,566 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption10,716 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression211,182 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,313 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions13,788 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,588 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core 5 120

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,287
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,025
Intel Core 5 120
 18,003
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,120
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K
 154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
 92.45
Intel Core 5 120
 85.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,595
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,672
Intel Core 5 120
 3,588
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,557
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core 5 120
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3659135 - Aug 19 2026
10877
BL3634615 - Aug 07 2026
20714
BL3615723 - Jul 29 2026
22594
BL3609964 - Jul 26 2026
19309
BL3492869 - May 27 2026
10572
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core 5 120
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core 5 120
 18,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core 5 120
 20,326 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,359 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core 5 120
 20,102 (+11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT vs Intel Core 5 120
 22,253 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,834 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core 5 120
 19,620 (+9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core 5 120
 18,503 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core 5 120
 13,860 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core 5 120
 24,988 (+38.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,903 (+21.7%)
Intel Core 5 120F vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,477 (+19.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core 5 120
 19,681 (+9.3%)

Is the Intel Core 5 120 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
 12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
 12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,054
Intel Core 5 120
 4,002