Intel Core 5 120U vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2024
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
120U
9850X3D
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Core 5 (Raptor Lake-U)
Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
AM5
Power Consumption
12-15 W
120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
55 W
162 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Package
FC-BGA16F
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
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8.315 billions
Die Size
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70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
5.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.9 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
14x
47
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
96 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
640
128
Texture Units
40
8
Raster Operation Units
20
4
Execution Units
80
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,861
2,222
Cinebench R23
9,074
23,192
Geekbench 6
2,323
3,581
Geekbench 6
8,109
19,325
Blender
99
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Passmark CPU
3,730
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Passmark CPU
17,293
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Cinebench 2024
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144
Cinebench 2024
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1,398
Cinebench 2026
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5,698
Cinebench 2026
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780
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.