Intel Core 5 120U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core 5 120U 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.

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Intel Core 5 120U

Description: Intel Graphics

Class: Mobile/Embedded

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.4 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 0.9 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 12 W

TDP Up: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 96 GB (Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 46.76

Overall Rank:
1158th fastest in multithreading out of 5780 CPUs
400th fastest in single threading out of 5780 CPUs
75th fastest in out of 1256 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: $340.00 USD (2024-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

15900

Single Thread Rating

3603

Samples: 957*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core 5 120U

Integer Math	54,713 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	37,879 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	57 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,193 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,061 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	175,865 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,002 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,796 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,603 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core 5 120U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		24,688
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		19,580
Intel Core 5 120U		15,900
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-1235U		12,675
Apple A15 Bionic		9,887
Apple A14 Bionic		8,547
Apple A13 Bionic		5,777
Intel N150		5,400
Intel N100		5,351
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		3,814

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core 5 120U		46.76
Intel N100		41.80
Intel Core i5-1235U		41.02
Intel N150		NA
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		NA
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple A15 Bionic		NA
Apple A14 Bionic		NA
Apple A13 Bionic		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core 5 120U		3,603
Apple A15 Bionic		3,580
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,552
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230		3,537
Apple A14 Bionic		3,383
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,097
Apple A13 Bionic		2,352
Intel N150		1,904
Intel N100		1,896
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G		1,824

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core 5 120U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3274371 - Feb 09 2026		15945
BL3272870 - Feb 08 2026		11957
BL3269888 - Feb 07 2026		13451
BL3268386 - Feb 06 2026		16098
BL3268175 - Feb 06 2026		14267

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core 5 120U
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core 5 120U		15,900
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core 5 120U		12,928 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core 5 120U		12,675 (-20.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V vs Intel Core 5 120U		18,320 (+15.2%)
Apple M3 8 Core vs Intel Core 5 120U		19,104 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core 5 120U		13,264 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-1335UE vs Intel Core 5 120U		11,850 (-25.5%)
Intel Core i3-1315UE vs Intel Core 5 120U		9,252 (-41.8%)
Intel Core i3-1315UE vs Intel Core 5 120U		9,252 (-41.8%)
Intel Core i5-1340PE vs Intel Core 5 120U		18,490 (+16.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V vs Intel Core 5 120U		18,327 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i3-1220PE vs Intel Core 5 120U		16,146 (+1.5%)
Apple A17 Pro vs Intel Core 5 120U		12,197 (-23.3%)

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