Intel Core 5 120U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core 5 120U with 10 cores 1.4GHz and AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 with 12 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core 5 120U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Higher specification of memory (8000 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (256GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 1.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core 5 120U
2323
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
+21%
2831
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core 5 120U
8109
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
+96%
15953
General Parameters
Jan 2024
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raptor Lake Refresh
Core Architecture
Strix Halo
120U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
AMD Socket FP11
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
Core 5 (Raptor Lake-U)
Generation
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
55 W
55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
1.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
0.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
14x
Multiplier
32.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5x-8000
96 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
640
Shader Units
-
40
Texture Units
-
20
Raster Operation Units
-
80
Execution Units
32
15 W
Power Consumption
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
1.41 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
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