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Intel Core 5 processor 120U vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Intel Core 5 processor 120U
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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 71 %
Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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At a glance

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
FamilyIntel Core 5 (13)AMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU groupIntel Core processors - Mobile (Series 1) (3)AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
ArchitectureRaptor Lake UPhoenix (Zen 4)
Technology10 nm4 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1744AM5 (LGA 1718)
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
CPU Cores / Threads10 / 126 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Redwood Cove
1.40 - 5.00 GHz
6x Zen 4
4.20 - 4.70 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Crestmont
0.90 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache12.00 MB6.00 MB
L3-Cache16.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
GPU nameIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.25 GHz
CUs / Shader80 / 640 /
Raytracing
Max. displays4
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology10 nm
Release dateQ1/2022

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
AI hardwareIntel® AI Boost
AI specificationsIntel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
MemoryLPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory96 GB256 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe4.0 x 204.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
TDP15 W65 W
TDP (PL2)55 W
TDP up
TDP down12 W45 W
T. junction max.100 °C95 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core 5 processor 120UAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release dateQ1/2024Q1/2024
Release price179 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Intel Core 5 processor 120U
10C / 12T · 1.40 - 5.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C / 12T · 4.20 - 4.70 GHz

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Intel Core 5 processor 120U
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