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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs Intel Core 5 120U

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
39.3Single-core59.8
32.5Multi-core36.2
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
46.3iGPU—
32.4Platformspec-based50.3
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 4700U10 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 120U wins this laptop processor face-off, 51.6 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+21) and multi-core (+4). AMD Ryzen 7 4700U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 43% higher Base clock: 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 39
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 33
  • 120% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 25 W
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,469 vs 1,575
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20202024
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W55 W+120%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads812+50%
Base clock2 GHz+43%1.4 GHz
Boost clock4.1 GHz5 GHz+22%
L3 cache8 MB12 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,600 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory—96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,575Bottom 12%2,469+57%Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,345Bottom 16%9,070+43%Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,221Bottom 16%1,757+44%Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,102+7%Bottom 22%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark13,097Bottom 25%14,877+14%Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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