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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core 5 processor 120U

Last updated: 2026-06-05

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank ?

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Rank ?

Intel Core 5 processor 120U

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Rank 2 - 78 %

Intel Core 5 processor 120U

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

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Monero Hashrate
94 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (100)	Intel Core 5 (13)
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000 (17)	Intel Core processors - Mobile (Series 1) (3)
Architecture	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Raptor Lake U
Technology	7 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Notebook
Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)	BGA 1744
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 12	10 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x 3.70 - 4.60 GHz	2x Redwood Cove 1.40 - 5.00 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		8x Crestmont 0.90 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache	3.00 MB	12.00 MB
L3-Cache	32.00 MB
Overclocking	✓	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
GPU name	no iGPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency		0.35 - 1.25 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 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
AI hardware		Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications		Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Memory	DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	96 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	Yes	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 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
TDP	65 W	15 W
TDP (PL2)		55 W
TDP up
TDP down		12 W
T. junction max.	90 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core 5 processor 120U
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	Q4/2020	Q1/2024
Release price	299 $
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 5600X is 4.4 stars (308 ratings), while Intel Core 5 processor 120U has received 4.2 stars (117 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C / 12T · 3.70 - 4.60 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core 5 processor 120U
10C / 12T · 1.40 - 5.00 GHz

★★★★★