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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core 5 processor 120HL

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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Intel Core 5 processor 120HL

Multi-core performance

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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Intel Core 5 processor 120HL

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (100)	Intel Core 5 (13)
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000 (17)	Intel Core processors - Desktop (Series 1) (10)
Architecture	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Raptor Lake
Technology	7 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)	LGA 1700
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 12	12 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x 3.50 - 4.40 GHz	4x Redwood Cove 4.70 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		8x Crestmont 3.50 GHz
L2-Cache	3.00 MB	18.00 MB
L3-Cache	32.00 MB
Overclocking	✓	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
GPU name	no iGPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency		0.40 - 1.45 GHz
CUs / Shader	/	80 / 640
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays		4
Max. GPU Memory		32 GB
Technology		10 nm
Release date		Q1/2022

NPU AI performance

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
AI hardware		Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications		Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
Memory	DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	64 GB	96 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	4.0 x 20	4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
TDP	65 W	45 W
TDP (PL2)		95 W
TDP up		65 W
TDP down	45 W	35 W
T. junction max.	95 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
Chip design	Chiplet	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q2/2022	Q2/2024
Release price	199 $	279 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is 4.6 stars (307 ratings), while Intel Core 5 processor 120HL has received 4.5 stars (4 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C / 12T · 3.50 - 4.40 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core 5 processor 120HL
12C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

★★★★★