Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-13700HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i7-13700HX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core 5 120U

Intel Core i7-13700HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 5 120U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3868 vs 3847

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3868 vs 3847

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700HX

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33163 vs 17372

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33163 vs 17372

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3868

3847

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17372

33163

Name	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-13700HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3868	3847
PassMark - CPU mark	17372	33163
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9068

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-13700HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	271	266
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$485
Processor Number		i7-13700HX
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1400 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	12	24
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
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4688
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 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		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
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)