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AMD Ryzen 7 6800H vs Intel Core 5 120U

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
50.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
52.3Single-core59.8
45.1Multi-core36.2
49.4Efficiencyspec-based75.3
64.4iGPU—
52.9Platformspec-based50.3
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 6800H8 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H scores 50.6 against 51.6 for Intel Core 5 120U. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 5 120U edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 45 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 129% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 109% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,900 vs 6,659
  • 52% higher PassMark: 22,681 vs 14,877

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 52
  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,469 vs 2,160

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20222024
Process6 nm+40%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.2 GHz+129%1.4 GHz
Boost clock4.7 GHz5 GHz+6%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 680MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,160Bottom 28%2,469+14%Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,500+16%Bottom 43%9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,550Bottom 37%1,757+13%Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,900+109%Top 43%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark22,681+52%Top 43%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,214Top 33%—

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