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Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i5-1135G7

WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-1135G7
41.8Inno Score
59.8Single-core50.4
36.2Multi-core27.8
75.3Efficiencyspec-based60.2
50.3Platformspec-based41.6
10 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1135G7

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 120U wins this laptop processor face-off, 51.6 to 41.8, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9) and multi-core (+8). Intel Core i5-1135G7 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 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 28
  • 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
  • 60% higher PassMark: 14,877 vs 9,292
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1135G7

  • 71% higher Base clock: 2.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Announced20242020
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W+46%28 W
Max TDP55 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Cores10+150%4
Performance cores2—
Efficiency cores8—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock1.4 GHz2.4 GHz+71%
Boost clock5 GHz+19%4.2 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+50%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-1135G7
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469Bottom 50%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070Bottom 33%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757+33%Top 45%1,322Bottom 20%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659+41%Bottom 19%4,724Bottom 12%
PassMark14,877+60%Bottom 30%9,292Bottom 16%

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