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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: 101.98

Overall Rank:
854th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
420th fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
275th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21517
Single Thread Rating
3597

Samples: 5*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core 5 120

Integer Math66,178 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,206 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,016 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,950 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression255,604 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,343 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,379 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,597 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core 5 120

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of March 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,417
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,936
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,683
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core 5 120
 21,517
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 144.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 137.59
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.51
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.56
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.89
Intel Core 5 120
 101.98
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core 5 120
 3,597
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,490
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core 5 120
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3309649 - Feb 25 2026
20719
BL3302254 - Feb 21 2026
22168
BL3197357 - Jan 08 2026
21591
BL3165030 - Dec 26 2025
21479
BL3072521 - Nov 21 2025
21629
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core 5 120
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core 5 120
 21,517
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core 5 120
 25,201 (+17.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core 5 120
 26,599 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT vs Intel Core 5 120
 22,318 (+3.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,862 (+1.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core 5 120
 19,676 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core 5 120
 18,535 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core 5 120
 25,600 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core 5 120
 24,988 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core 5 120
 24,252 (+12.7%)
Intel Core 5 120F vs Intel Core 5 120
 21,477 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core 5 120
 19,734 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core 5 120
 19,509 (-9.3%)

Is the Intel Core 5 120 Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,173
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,445
Intel Core 5 120
 4,067