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Intel Core i5 1335U vs Core 5 120U

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1335U
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 120U
Intel Core i5 1335U
Intel Core 5 120U

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1335U 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 (2)

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 1335U
Advantages of Intel Core 5 120U
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2437 vs 2119 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1335U
vs
Core 5 120U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
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 i5 1335U
2119
Core 5 120U +15%
2437
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
7587
Core 5 120U +5%
7994
File compression 703.6 MB/sec 885.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 53.5 Klines/sec 51.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 219.6 pages/sec 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 218.9 Mpixels/sec 217.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 207.1 pages/sec 246 pages/sec
Background blur 38.2 images/sec 34 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 79.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 11.8 Mpixels/sec 10.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1007 & 25 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 1335U
3248
Core 5 120U +7%
3467
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
13813
Core 5 120U +8%
14961
Integer math 49.7 GOps/sec 52.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 35.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.5M Strings/sec 18.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.7 GBytes/sec 10.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 154.4 MBytes/sec 165.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 819 Frames/sec 932 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.7B Matrices/sec 9.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3604 & 1547 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1335U
80.21
Core 5 120U +21%
97.23

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 28.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 505.8 PPW 532.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 920.9 PPW 997.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.35 PPW 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
Intel Core i5 1335U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2317 / 7898
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2391 / 7543
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 8190
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Cinebench 202495 / 397
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Intel Core 5 120U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Senna_Sempre_369)Geekbench 6 CPU2588 / 8894
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1335U and Core 5 120U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-1335U 120U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Intel Core 5 220U
Intel CPU rating (191st and 159th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 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) 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 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 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 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 i5 1335U
1.6 TFLOPS
Core 5 120U +6%
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 i5 1335U official page Intel Core 5 120U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core 5 120U or i5 1335U?
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Y.tec August 8, 2025 at 03:55 AM
The Core 5 120U is basically a rebrand of the 1335U. Both offer very similar performance, so if the price difference between those CPUs is over a 50 USD gap, then I'd rather choose the i5 1335U.
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Nahid December 27, 2024 at 11:22 AM
I am satisfied between these information
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