5 120HL vs i7-5850EQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1320not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency8.92no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno data1700
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes168

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2015 8 April 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 45 Watt

5 120HL has an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-5850EQ and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-5850EQ is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.


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