Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-13620H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i7-13620H 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 i7-13620H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 5 120U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3808 vs 3622

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 24MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3808 vs 3622

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13620H

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 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24353 vs 17427

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24353 vs 17427

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13620H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3808

3622

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17427

24353

Name	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-13620H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3808	3622
PassMark - CPU mark	17427	24353

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-13620H
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	276	277
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i7-13620H
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1400 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	24MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		2MB (per core)
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 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	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0xA7A8
Execution Units		64
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 13th 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		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)