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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
62.9Single-core59.8
44.2Multi-core36.2
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based50.3
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U5 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+8) and single-core (+3). Intel Core 5 120U 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 8840U

  • Stronger single-core score: 63 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 136% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 83% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 12,191 vs 6,659

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 83% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 30 W
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20232024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W55 W+83%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.3 GHz+136%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+2%5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,469Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%1,757+9%Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+83%Bottom 50%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark23,390+57%Top 40%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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