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AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
62.5Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
70.1Single-core59.8
52.6Multi-core36.2
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
61.8Platformspec-based50.3
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4504 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.5 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+10). 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 AI 7 450

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 36
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 160% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,302 vs 6,659
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core 5 120U
Announced20262024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores48+100%
Threads16+33%12
Base clock2 GHz+43%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+2%5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock3,100 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core 5 120U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,914+18%Top 23%2,469Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,789+52%Top 34%9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,035+16%Top 19%1,757Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,302+160%Top 25%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark26,312+77%Top 31%14,877Bottom 30%

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