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Intel Core 5 220U vs Core 5 120U

49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 220U
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 120U
Intel Core 5 220U
Intel Core 5 120U

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 1.4 GHz Intel Core 5 220U against the 1.4 GHz Core 5 120U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 120U and 220U
Advantages of Intel Core 5 220U
  • Newer - released 1 year later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 5 220U
vs
Core 5 120U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 5 220U +1%
108
Core 5 120U
107
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 5 220U
2422
Core 5 120U +1%
2437
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 5 220U
7735
Core 5 120U +3%
7994
File compression - 885.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 51.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 217.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 246 pages/sec
Background blur - 34 images/sec
Photo processing - 79.6 images/sec
Ray tracing - 10.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 25 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 5 220U
3248
Core 5 120U +7%
3467
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 5 220U
14276
Core 5 120U +5%
14961
Integer math 48.3 GOps/sec 52.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.7 GOps/sec 35.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 50M Primes/sec 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 18M Strings/sec 18.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.9 GBytes/sec 10.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 156.9 MBytes/sec 165.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 904 Frames/sec 932 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 9B Matrices/sec 9.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 50 & 1547 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.2 PPW 28.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 515.7 PPW 532.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 951.7 PPW 997.4 PPW
Blender / Watt - 6.48 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 5 220U and Core 5 120U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 220U 120U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Successor - - Intel Core 5 220U
Intel CPU rating (157th and 158th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 14x 14x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 640 640
TMUs 40 40
ROPs 20 20
Execution Units 80 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 5 220U
1.7 TFLOPS
Core 5 120U
1.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 5 220U official page Intel Core 5 120U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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6 (42.9%)
8 (57.1%)
Total votes: 14

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Comments

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