Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i5-12500E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i5-12500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 5 120U

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
• Around 11% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
• Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
• Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3834 vs 3735

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500E

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
• Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20699 vs 17559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12500E

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3834 3735
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	17559 20699

Compare specifications (specs)