5 120HL vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 511 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 29.80 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL 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 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Ryzen 9 5900HX has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 50% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 5900HX is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core 5 120HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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