Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-12800HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core i7-12800HE 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 i7-12800HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 5 120U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3751 vs 3313

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3751 vs 3313

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800HE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29805 vs 16407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29805 vs 16407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 5 120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12800HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3751

3313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16407

29805

Name	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-12800HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3751	3313
PassMark - CPU mark	16407	29805

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 5 120U	Intel Core i7-12800HE
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	325	329
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$506
Processor Number		i7-12800HE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1400 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz
Number of cores	10	14
Number of threads	12	20
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	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		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
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
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)