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

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 ?

Intel Core 5 processor 120U

Rank ?

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 78 %

Intel Core 5 processor 120U

Rank 1 - 100 %

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core 5 processor 120U	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory	LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	96 GB	128 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	Yes
PCIe	4.0 x 20	4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core 5 processor 120U	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
TDP	15 W	65 W
TDP (PL2)	55 W
TDP up
TDP down	12 W
T. junction max.	100 °C	90 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core 5 processor 120U	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Chip design	Monolithic	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date	Q1/2024	Q4/2020
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 Intel Core 5 processor 120U is 4.2 stars (117 ratings), while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has received 4.4 stars (308 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

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

★★★★★

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

★★★★★