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Intel Core 5 315 vs Core 5 120U

53 out of 100
Intel Core 5 315
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 120U
Intel Core 5 315
Intel Core 5 120U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 5 315 with 6-cores against the 1.4 GHz Core 5 120U with 10-cores. 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 315
Advantages of Intel Core 5 315
  • Newer - released 2 years and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core 5 120U
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 5 315
vs
Core 5 120U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 5 315
104
Core 5 120U +3%
107
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 5 315
389
Core 5 120U +8%
421
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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 5 315 +2%
2496
Core 5 120U
2437
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 5 315
7727
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 5 315 +15%
4002
Core 5 120U
3467
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 5 315 +2%
15327
Core 5 120U
14961
Integer math - 52.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 35.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 18.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 10.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 165.5 MBytes/sec
Physics - 932 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 9.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 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 25.9 PPW 28.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 515.1 PPW 532.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1021.8 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 5 315 and Core 5 120U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released April 16, 2026 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Wildcat Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 315 120U
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Successor - - Intel Core 5 220U
Intel CPU rating (128th and 159th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 2 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 10
Total Threads 6 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x 14x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 10-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA1516 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 640
TMUs 16 40
ROPs 8 20
Execution Units 4 80
TGP 25 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 5 315
1.2 TFLOPS
Core 5 120U +42%
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 5 315 official page Intel Core 5 120U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 6 20

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Comments

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