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.

Intel Core 5 120U

Intel Core i7-1270PE

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: 3768 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	3768 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 16611

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 16611

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3768

3715

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16611

17960

Name	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-1270PE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3768	3715
PassMark - CPU mark	16611	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	316	321
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)