5 120UL vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	787	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.60	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	9.82	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe version	n/a	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	8 April 2024
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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