Ultra 7 265 vs 5 120U

Primary details

Comparing Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking740not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRaptor Lake-Uno data
Power efficiency65.87no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed1.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus rate55 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA17441851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® GraphicsArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units80no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 20
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

5 120U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 265, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 5 120U and Core Ultra 7 265. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 5 120U is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 7 265 is a desktop one.


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