Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
59.8Single-core—
36.2Multi-core20.4
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
50.3Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U
- Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 20
- 400% higher cores: 10 vs 2
- 354% higher PassMark: 14,877 vs 3,276
- 200% higher threads: 12 vs 4
- 200% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 4 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 79% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2015 |
| Process | 10 nm+29% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 55 W+120% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+400% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 2 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz+79% |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz+61% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB+200% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 1,300 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 96 GB+200% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,469Bottom 50% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,070Bottom 33% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,757Top 45% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 6,659Bottom 19% | — |
| PassMark | 14,877+354%Bottom 30% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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