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Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-1260P

WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1260P
50.4Inno Score
59.8Single-core58.1
36.2Multi-core39.2
75.3Efficiencyspec-based60.2
50.3Platformspec-based53.8
6 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U9 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1260P

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 5 120U scores 51.6 against 50.4 for Intel Core i7-1260P. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 5 120U edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1260P

  • Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 36
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 50% higher Base clock: 2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 50% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 12 MB
  • 43% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,551 vs 6,659

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i7-1260P
Announced20242022
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W+46%28 W
Max TDP55 W64 W+16%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i7-1260P
Cores1012+20%
Performance cores24+100%
Efficiency cores88
Threads1216+33%
Base clock1.4 GHz2.1 GHz+50%
Boost clock5 GHz+6%4.7 GHz
L3 cache12 MB18 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i7-1260P
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i7-1260P
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecIntel Core 5 120UIntel Core i7-1260P
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469+2%Bottom 50%2,424Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070Bottom 33%9,532+5%Bottom 36%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757+4%Top 45%1,695Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659Bottom 19%9,551+43%Bottom 33%
PassMark14,877Bottom 30%16,411+10%Bottom 37%

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