Intel Core 5 120F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Processor Number
120F
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Integrated Graphics
No
No
Core Architecture
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Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM5
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25
38
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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192 GB
Max Memory Channels
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2
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,707
1,690
Cinebench R23
12,236
12,810
Geekbench 6
2,305
3,051
Geekbench 6
9,773
14,235
Cinebench 2024
—
115
Cinebench 2024
—
860
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.