5 120UL vs 7 150U

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Primary details

Comparing Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking779not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRaptor Lake-Uno data
Power efficiency62.61no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate55 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL 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
SocketFCBGA17441700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL. 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 7 150U and Core 5 120UL 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 7 150U and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® GraphicsIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL 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 7 150U and Core 5 120UL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2024 8 April 2024

5 120UL has an age advantage of 3 months.

We couldn't decide between Core 7 150U and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 7 150U is a notebook processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.


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