Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i5-12600HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i5-12600HX 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.

Intel Core 5 120U

Intel Core i5-12600HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 5 120U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3808 vs 3622

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3808 vs 3622

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24089 vs 17427

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	960 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24089 vs 17427

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3808

3622

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17427

24089

Name	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i5-12600HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3808	3622
PassMark - CPU mark	17427	24089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i5-12600HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	276	280
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$284
Processor Number		i5-12600HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1400 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)