Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-1270PE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i7-1270PE 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 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3761 vs 3715
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 23 Feb 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3761 vs 3715

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1270PE

  • 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 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17960 vs 16587
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 17960 vs 16587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-1270PE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3761
3715
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16587
17960
Name Intel Core 5 120U Intel Core i7-1270PE
PassMark - Single thread mark 3761 3715
PassMark - CPU mark 16587 17960

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 5 120U Intel Core i7-1270PE

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating 319 322
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $485
Processor Number i7-1270PE
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded

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
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 Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1744 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt
Package Size 50 x 25

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20

Graphics

Device ID 0x46A6
Execution Units 96
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Security & Reliability

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
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)