5 120U vs N100

Primary details

Comparing N100 and Core 5 120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1538	740
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency	54.57	65.87
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

N100 and Core 5 120U 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 cores	no data	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	55 MHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on N100 and Core 5 120U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N100 and Core 5 120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

N100 and Core 5 120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N100 and Core 5 120U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N100 and Core 5 120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	16 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	1	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	24	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of N100 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by N100 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by N100 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by N100 and Core 5 120U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	9	8
USB revision	2.0/3.2	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.46	10.44
Recency	1 January 2023	8 January 2024
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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