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Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core 7 150U

Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core 7 150U
53Inno Score
59.8Single-core63.2
36.2Multi-core37.4
75.3Efficiencyspec-based75.3
50.3Platformspec-based50.3
2 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U5 spec wins — Intel Core 7 150U

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 5 120U scores 51.6 against 53 for Intel Core 7 150U. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 7 150U edges ahead in single-core and multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 150U

  • Stronger single-core score: 63 vs 60
  • 31% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 8,722 vs 6,659
  • 29% higher Base clock: 1.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core 7 150U
Announced20242024
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP55 W55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core 7 150U
Cores1010
Performance cores22
Efficiency cores88
Threads1212
Base clock1.4 GHz1.8 GHz+29%
Boost clock5 GHz5.4 GHz+8%
L3 cache12 MB12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core 7 150U
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core 7 150U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core 7 150U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469Bottom 45%2,586+5%Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070+1%Bottom 34%8,993Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757Top 48%1,870+6%Top 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659Bottom 18%8,722+31%Bottom 31%
PassMark14,877+2%Bottom 29%14,639Bottom 28%

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