Skip to content
InnoReviews

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
59.8Single-core59.8
51Multi-core36.2
53.8Efficiencyspec-based75.3
71.7iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based50.3
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 H 2556 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15). 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 H 255

  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 171% higher Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 142% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,137 vs 6,659

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 120U
Announced20252024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores08
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.8 GHz+171%1.4 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz5 GHz+2%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 120U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,546+3%Top 48%2,469Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,670+40%Top 39%9,070Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,708Top 50%1,757+3%Top 46%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,137+142%Top 32%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark28,205+90%Top 25%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,077Top 17%—

Related comparisons

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HVSAMD Ryzen 7 H 255vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185HVSAMD Ryzen 7 H 255vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840UVSAMD Ryzen 7 H 255vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325VSIntel Core 5 120Uvs Intel Core i7-13620HVSIntel Core 5 120Uvs Intel Core 7 230HVSIntel Core 5 120Uvs Intel Core i5-13450HXVSIntel Core 5 120Uvs Intel Core i7-1360PVS

Try another matchup