Intel Core 5 120F

Benchmarks for the Intel Core 5 120F 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.
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Is the Intel Core 5 120F Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core 5 120F 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 ...]

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Intel Core 5 120F

Description:

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 120F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 109.58

Overall Rank:
855th fastest in multithreading out of 5818 CPUs
406th fastest in single threading out of 5818 CPUs
277th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $196.00 USD (2025-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

21477

Single Thread Rating

3636

Samples: 2*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core 5 120F

Integer Math	66,517 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	51,435 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,065 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,023 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	257,210 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,337 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,436 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,636 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core 5 120F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,418
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core 5 120F		21,477
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 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.48
Intel Core 5 120F		109.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th 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 120F		3,636
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
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 2 Baselines for Intel Core 5 120F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3101974 - Dec 02 2025		21404
BL3073235 - Nov 22 2025		21550

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core 5 120F
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core 5 120F		21,477
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core 5 120F		25,202 (+17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core 5 120F		21,454 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core 5 120F		20,251 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core 5 120F		26,600 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT vs Intel Core 5 120F		22,312 (+3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T vs Intel Core 5 120F		21,862 (+1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core 5 120F		21,844 (+1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core 5 120F		19,676 (-8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core 5 120F		18,535 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core 5 120F		25,598 (+19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core 5 120F		19,006 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core 5 120F		26,599 (+23.8%)

Is the Intel Core 5 120F Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,428
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,265
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		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Core 5 120F		4,064

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