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Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i5-10210U

WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-10210U
35.6Inno Score
59.8Single-core33.4
36.2Multi-core25.1
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
50.3Platformspec-based39.4
13 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-10210U

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 120U wins this laptop processor face-off, 51.6 to 35.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+26) and multi-core (+11). Intel Core i5-10210U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 33
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 25
  • 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
  • 147% higher PassMark: 14,877 vs 6,012
  • 122% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,070 vs 4,080

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-10210U

  • 14% higher Base clock: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-10210U
Announced20242019
Process10 nm+29%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP55 W+120%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-10210U
Cores10+150%4
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores8—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock1.4 GHz1.6 GHz+14%
Boost clock5 GHz+19%4.2 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-10210U
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU)
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-10210U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-10210U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469+70%Bottom 50%1,449Bottom 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070+122%Bottom 33%4,080Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757+80%Top 45%974Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659+101%Bottom 19%3,321Bottom 8%
PassMark14,877+147%Bottom 30%6,012Bottom 10%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—389Bottom 8%

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